‘Mulan’ Criticized For Crediting Chinese Bureau Tied to Muslim Concentration Camps

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Transactions with two popular Chinese-owned social media platforms will soon be banned in the United States.Both TikTok - the video-sharing social networking service - and WeChat - a multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app - will be affected.The US Commerce Department will be rolling out a ban of transactions using the two services from Sunday, September 20.The order that was put into place earlier today aims to "combat China's malicious collection of American citizens'

SEOUL, South Korea -- The remake of “Mulan” struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market.

John Boyega has decided to end his involvement with Jo Malone London perfume. The decision comes after the actor was replaced in an advertisement for the brand that aired in China.The award-winning commercial, «London Gent,» was conceived of, directed by and starred Boyega, as well as a diverse and multicultural cast.

The backlash against Disney for cooperating with China in the midst of those camps has been growing.The new lawmakers’ letter urges Disney CEO Bob Chapek to clarify the Chinese government’s role in the film’s production, Entertainment Weekly reports.“Disney’s apparent cooperation with officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) who are most responsible for committing atrocities — or for covering up those crimes — is profoundly disturbing,” lawmakers wrote in their letter to Disney.Chairs

SEOUL, South Korea -- Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot “Mulan” in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.The final credits in the film, which was released on Disney Plus last week and is being rolled out in several countries this month, thank propaganda departments in Xinjiang and the public security bureau of Turpan, a Uighur-majority city in the

posted online Wednesday, Hawley accused Disney of “whitewashing of the ongoing Uighur [sic] genocide,” which he said contradicted the “company’s supposed principles.”The ties between Disney and the Chinese concentration camps were revealed over the weekend, when viewers noticed that the end credits specifically thank the the Turpan Municipal Bureau of Public Security, which runs security forces in Xinjiang.

The controversy surrounding “Mulan” continues. Not only is the film at the center of the debate regarding the future of the film industry and how studios release films in a post-pandemic world, but the live-action remake of the 1998 animated classic now finds itself, once again, at the center of a debate over democracy and the atrocities alleged to have been committed by the Chinese government.

Human rights groups are demanding accountability from Disney, who released the live-action “Mulan” remake over the weekend.

Vivienne Chow OTT industry players in Taiwan slammed its government’s ban on iQIYI and other mainland Chinese streaming platforms as it took effect on Thursday. They said that the new policy did nothing but crush a thriving market.Mainland OTT operators, including iQIYI and Tencent’s WeTV, have been banned from operating on the self-governed island, following rules introduced by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Reviews are in for Niki Caro's long-awaited live-action remake ofMulan, starring Liu Yifei in the title role opposite Jet Li, Li Gong, Donnie Yen and Jason Scott Lee. In the film, a young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father from military service.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDaniele Luchetti’s “The Ties” (“Lacci”), the first Italian film to open the Venice Film Festival in 11 years, garnered warm reviews on its world premiere on Wednesday evening, and has been sold by MK2 Films in a raft of territories around the world.MK2 Films has been able to lure major distributors in key markets, notably France (Pyramide), Spain (Caramel), Latin America (Synapse), China (Huanxi), Portugal (Midas), Greece (Weirdwave), Austria (Thim),

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticOf the dozen young women whom the Walt Disney Co.

, Disney's live-action adaptation of both their animated classic and the 6th century fable, Yifei Liu's Hua Mulan is the hero who saves China. But, as she recalled while promoting the movie, when she found herself in a potentially perilous spot on another shoot, it was co-star Jet Li who got down to business to save her.The movie in question is 2008's, which was notable for casting Li and Jackie Chan opposite each other for the first time.

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