Taiwan’s Block of Chinese Streamers Draws Local Criticism

ushed back a series of its biggest blockbusters well into the next few years, while testing the waters with an unconventional release for “Mulan,” its live-action remake of the 1998 animated classic. “Mulan” hit theaters in China and other Asian countries in late August where it has grossed just over $40 million.” Simultaneously, the company released the movie on its streaming service Disney+ for the steep price of $30.

Normally, news of a brand-new film from Ron Howard would garner happy reactions from film fans. Though he doesn’t always wow us with his films, when Howard is on his game, the filmmaker has the chance of turning in something special.

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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'

TikTok and WeChat from Sunday (September 20), a statement from the Department of Commerce has confirmed.According to The Telegraph, the block comes as TikTok seeks approval from the US government for a deal with American computer corporation Oracle.The Trump government has forced TikTok to join forces with an American company to ensure that the hugely popular video app does not send user data to China.Announcing the download ban, the US government said that both apps were “active participants

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

NEW YORK -- British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to Black actor John Boyega of “Star Wars” fame after cutting him out of the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he helped create.Jo Malone London said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that the ad designed for Chinese audiences was a misstep and has been removed.

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.

PBS.This is truly outrageous: The new live-action Mulan THANKS the Turpan Public Security Bureau (in southern Xinjiang) in the credits. That specific public security bureau has been deeply involved in the Xinjiang concentration camps.

an overall deal at the streamer reportedly worth nine figures. The new show is no doubt the type of ambitious genre programming Netflix hoped would come from the deal, as fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” proved to be a worldwide hit and wrapped up its run last year after eight seasons and numerous awards and accolades.

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Believe it or not, we are just mere days away from the release of “Mulan” and perhaps the biggest studio gamble since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters in March. And though the discussion surrounding “Mulan” has revolved around the release strategy (going straight to Disney+ at a premium price), the release of the film also marks yet another milestone for diversity in Hollywood, with the film’s primarily Asian cast.

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Blued, China’s largest gay dating app has raised over $84.8 million  in its Nasdaq initial public offering and is now looking to consolidate its presence in the global LGBTQI market. To that end in August, it has also acquired Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO.Blued’s success and plans to expand the reach of its digital offerings come at a time when fellow Chinese app, the video sharing platform TikTok is facing pressure to sell its North American business to a US company.BlueCity, the company