For Asian Activists, Boycotting Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Says No To China’s Nationalist Propaganda, Censorship And Police Brutality

Activists from a number of Asian countries are calling for the boycott of the film “Mulan,” released by Disney on September 4, on the grounds that production’s lead actor, Liu Yi Fei, has publicly expressed support for the police crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong’s Lesson from Tibet: 69 Years ago Today

“This is the end of Hong Kong,” declared Hong Kong legislator Dennis Kwok in a press conference last Thursday.

The current state of political affairs in Hong Kong has never been darker. Beijing’s efforts to bypass Hong Kong’s independent legislature in passing a national security law would effectively end the principle of 1 country 2 systems that has enabled Hong Kong’s unique status and abilities. The proposal will make its way through China’s National People’s Congress—a rubber-stamp legislative body that meets to discuss policy serving the Communist party.

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