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Are Filmmakers Finally Standing Up to Chinese Censorship?

Resisting the Pull of Totalitarian Censorship in Cinema

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Angelica Walker-Werth
Dec 12, 2022
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“It is unprecedented. Major film studios have never been shy about pandering to the Chinese market.”1 Film critic Ho Siu Bun was referring to Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and the fact that the studio decided not to fold under pressure from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the trailer, a patch with Japanese and Taiwanese flags worn by the protagonist in …

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