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The Disney movie ‘Mulan’, which opens in Korea on the 17th, is being accused of justifying China’s crimes against human rights. A refusal to watch campaign is spreading on social media, such as the ‘# BoycottMulan’ hashtag campaign.
The movie ‘Mulan’ is a live action movie from an animation produced in 1998, and it is the story of a hero in the period of the North and South Korean dynasty. ‘Mulan’ was unveiled on ‘Disney Plus’, a Disney streaming service in the United States on the 4th. It will launch this weekend in China. Initially, it was scheduled to be released in March, but the launch was delayed due to corona spread.
The rejection movement is on fire for two reasons.
In August last year, actor Liu Yifei (Yeok-Bi Yu), who played the role of Mulan, posted a post on his SNS in support of the Hong Kong police. He told Weibo: “I support the Hong Kong police” and “you can blame me. Hong Kong is a shame. ”
In Hong Kong, citizens protested against the extradition law (the extradition bill) and the emergence of the Hong Kong police violently repressing it was criticized by the international community. The film “ Mulan ” is a character who fights against discrimination, and the actor who decided to take on this role was pushed by the excessive repression of the Hong Kong police.
Hong Kong citizens objected to China’s fear of political pressure on Hong Kong by abusing the repatriation law, and the presence of Hong Kong police could soon be seen as a friendly message to the undemocratic Chinese government.
The film Mulan, which was controversial because of the lead actor’s statements, was recently released and again received criticism for similar reasons.
According to the ending credits of the film, he expressed his gratitude (special thanks from China) to the public security authorities in Turfan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and the Xinjiang Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. This area is where the Chinese government claims to have detained around 1 million Uighurs. The Chinese government generally refuses to film the area abroad, but only Disney can film.
In addition, the Disney production team expressed its appreciation to the Public Relations Department of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Regional Committee, which was in charge of the publicity for the Chinese Communist Party. That is why some point out that Disney advocated anti-human rights behavior by Chinese public security.
In response, Joshua Wong, who was active in the Hong Kong democracy movement, posted on Twitter with the hashtag ‘Boykot Mulan’, saying: “Seeing Mulan is not only ignoring police brutality and racism, but also Uighur Muslims ( one of the filming locations, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). It’s a potential conspiracy even for group confinement. ”Furthermore, Wong argued that censorship was taking place in both Hollywood and Disney, modifying scripts and character nationalities for the distribution of Chinese films.
US Republican Senator Tom Cotton wrote on Twitter that “Disney is addicted to Chinese cash” and “Disney will do whatever it takes to make the Chinese Communist Party feel good.”
Meanwhile, following the Mulan boycott, the ‘# RealMulan’ hashtag campaign is also taking place. This means that Agnes Chow, who led the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong in 2014, is the real Mulan. Agnes Chow and Joshua Wong formed a Democratic Party to participate in the democratization protests against China. It is a refusal movement to summon Agnes Chow comparing it with Ryuipei’s comments.
The ‘MilkTeaAlliance’ hashtag campaign is also running. Milk tea is a beloved beverage in Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong at the same time, which means that these countries are in solidarity with anti-China and anti-dictatorships. Thai student activist Netiwit Chotipatpaisal also encouraged refusal to see Disney and the Chinese government, saying: “We must remind Disney and the Chinese government that they cannot accept violence from the Chinese authorities.”
In this regard, Disney has not yet entered office. Therefore, since China is the second largest film market in the world, some interpretations say that Disney is taking notice of China.
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