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Disney criticized for filming 'Mulan' in China's Xinjiang - Black News Channel

By JUWON PARK AP Entertainment Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot 'Mulan' in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities. The final credits in the film, which was released on Disney Plus last week and is being rolled out in several countries this month, thank propaganda departments in Xinjiang and the public security bureau of Turpan, a Uighur-majority city in the region. Human rights activists and some China experts have taken to social media […]

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