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Disney's 'Mulan' battles mixed reviews and media muzzle at Chinese launch - Yahoo Finance
Sep 11, 2020 47 secs

HONG KONG, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's live-action war epic "Mulan" opened to a lukewarm reception in China on Friday as it battled with mixed reviews, COVID-19 curbs on cinemas and a government ban on major media coverage amid international calls for a boycott.

"Mulan" has provoked a backlash on overseas social media over its star's support of Hong Kong police and for being partly filmed in the Xinjiang region, where China's clamp-down on ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims has been criticised by some governments and rights groups.

The ticketing company predicted Mulan would likely take in less than 300 million yuan in ticket receipts during its entire run in China.

"As a Chinese person, I don't think there is anything wrong with Liu Yifei's action," she added, referring to the actress who plays the Mulan and angered many with her support for police in Hong Kong at a time when the city was embroiled in unrest

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