It looks like Tom Cruise is facing a set-back for the release of “Mission Impossible: III” in the Chinese market. The country’s officials have put a stop to its theatrical premiere of the spy thriller citing the film portrays a tarnished “image of of Shanghai.”

This roadblock took Cruise and Abrams by surprise as all preliminary approval from all the right governmental bodies had already been given.

It appears the decision is purely a propaganda move on the part of Chinese officials who have put a blackout on all non-Chinese films from July 10th through July 20th, dates that mark the 85th Anniversary of the Communist Chinese Party.

This block will significantly hurt the expected burst of revenue the studio was hoping to garner from its Chinese debut since many top-graded piracy copies will have already been dispensed and viewed by the time the film does open in theaters across the country later in the summer.