"House of Cards" has a lot of fans in government, including in China, where the show has become a runaway hit. Now it appears Chinese officials are hoping to get some sneak peeks at the next season.

Russia's delegation to the United Nations on Tuesday opposed a request by producers of the hit Netflix drama to shoot in the chamber of the U.N. Security Council, the setting for countless debates over real-life dramas, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

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