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Chinese Promotional Materials For Godzilla vs. Kong Hint At Underwater Battle And More!

February 26, 2021

A new Chinese poster promoting Godzilla vs. Kong's upcoming release in the country - the highly-anticipated kaiju throwdown will see a more conventional, theater-focused release plan - has made its ...

Star Wars Fans Obliterate Disney And Lucasfilm For Endorsing Chinese Slavery While Condemning Violence Against Asian-American Pacific Islanders

John F. Trent

February 24, 2021

Movies, Television

The official Star Wars Facebook account recently posted an image condemning violence against Asian-American Pacific Islanders during the Lunar New Year or the Chinese New Year. Fans responded to the post by cal...

Wonder Woman 1984 Flops Despite WarnerMedia’s Positive Spin

JB Augustine

February 4, 2021

Movies

It's official: Wonder Woman 1984 is a flop. Not only that, but based on how much money the film lost and the widespread repercussions of its release, it may even be the worst film of 2020. Related: Patty...

Wonder Woman 1984 Underperforms at Chinese Box Office

JB Augustine

December 21, 2020

Movies

Despite the heavy fan-anticipation and Warner Bros.' own confidence in the film, the premiere of Wonder Woman 1984 has failed to meet expectations in a key international market. Related: Here’s How Steve...

GOG Backtracks on Selling Horror RPG Devotion Citing Outrage from “Gamers”; Fans Speculate Pressure From China

Spencer Baculi

December 18, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

GOG has backtracked on their agreement to sell the indie-horror title Devotion, which was previously pulled from sale following the discovery of an in-game easter egg mocking Chinese President Xi Jiping, mere h...

Alleged Laptop Leaker Claims China Offered Mulan Star Liu Yifei To Hunter Biden As “Sex Bribe”

Spencer Baculi

October 28, 2020

Celebrity

A leaker who claims to be in possession of the contents stored on Hunter's Biden laptop has alleged that the Chinese government offered Mulan star Liu-Yifei to the former Vice President’s son as a “sex-bribe.” ...

Genshin Impact Launches to Controversy As Game Allegedly Censors Hololive Vtuber Names And Walks Back Kernel Level Anti-Cheat

Spencer Baculi

September 30, 2020

Video Games

Action-RPG Genshin Impact has released to a less-than-favorable reception after players discovered that the game allegedly censored the name of a Hololive Vtuber and installed a kernel level anti-cheat program ...

Hololive Issues 3-Week Suspension to VTubers Akai Haato and Kiryu Coco For Viewing List That Recognized Taiwan Independence

Spencer Baculi

September 28, 2020

Anime, Censorship

Hololive has issued a three-week suspension to a pair of its virtual talents, Akai Haato and Kiryu Coco, after the two characters referred to Taiwan as an independent state rather than as a territory of China. ...

Disney’s Live-Action Mulan Remake Bombs at Chinese Box Office!

Spencer Baculi

September 12, 2020

Movies

Despite their working relationship with the Chinese government during production of the film, Disney’s live-action Mulan remake has bombed in its opening weekend in China. Related: Chinese Communist Party ...

Chinese Communist Party Publicity Department Operating in Uyghur Autonomous Region Receives “Special Thanks” In Disney’s Mulan Remake

Spencer Baculi

September 7, 2020

Movies

Both Disney and their recently released Mulan remake have come under fire for featuring a “special thanks” to the Publicity Department of CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Committee in the film's credits du...

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