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BEIJING -- Hollywood studios, facing steep challenges in the North American movie market, are taking more interest in China. The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Studios, a division of Disney's Marvel Entertainment subsidiary, are producing ''Iron Man 3'' in China. News Corporation recently bought a stake in the Bona Film Group in Beijing. And an agreement with Chinese authorities will allow more American companies to distribute more movies and reap a greater share of the box office in China, the world's fastest-growing economy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]