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Calls to boycott Mulan over concerns about China are growing: Here's why

Disney’s “Mulan” remake is facing fresh boycott calls after it emerged some of the blockbuster’s scenes were filmed in China’s Xinjiang, where widespread rights abuses against the region’s Muslim population have been widely documented. “Disney has thanked four propaganda departments and a public security bureau in Xinjiang, a region in northwest China that is the site of one of the …

Calls to boycott Mulan reemerges in Hongkong, Taiwan after its Disney+ release

Protesters are boycotting Mulan over the film’s lead actor Liu Yifei’s 2019 comments made in support of Hong Kong police Disney’s latest live adaptation offering Mulan has seen a delayed-release through Disney’s streaming service in a select few countries a few days back. The fresh calls have been raised by popular Thai and Taiwanese activists who are drawing attention to …

Renewed calls to boycott Disney's live-action Mulan over hat-tip in credits to Xinjiang authorities

There have been fresh calls to boycott the new live-action remake of Mulan after Disney included a thanks in the credits to Chinese Government authorities who have been linked to human rights violations. Key points: China has been widely condemned for its detention and surveillance of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang Mulan's credits offer "China Special Thanks" …

Movie was partly filmed in region where more than one million Muslim Uighurs are allegedly held in concentration camps. The Walt Disney film, Mulan, is facing renewed calls for a boycott after authorities in China’s westernmost region of Xinjiang, where some one million Muslim Uighurs are being held in camps, were named in the movie’s closing credits. In an opinion …