The American economy is floundering and questions arise all over the political and economic spectrum as to how to understand the situation. One issue that has always divided sides is the role of government, and specifically, after the 2008 stock market crash, whether the government should have used taxpayer dollars to enter the free market and bail out failing companies. General Motors received a U.S. bailout in order to save American jobs and keep the giant corporation from going under. GM has been a staple of American life and the American economy since the early 1900s, but what has this famed car company become now?

This video portrays how large a part China plays in the current operation of GM and the confused relationship between the American company and the communist country. From establishing joint partnerships to sporting the Cadillac logo at a communist film festival, the video explores some of the questionable ways GM has become intertwined with China since the government bailout.