Disney has broken its silence on the controversy surrounding 'Mulan' and the film's credits including authorities in Xinjiang
Hong Kong A top Disney executive has acknowledged that the uproar over its movie"Mulan" has caused"issues" for the company.
The remarks — given by Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy at a Bank of America conference on Thursday — come after days of online criticism directed toward Disney and just before the film's theater premiere in China on Friday. In the credits of the movie, the company thanked a Chinese government agency accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang for its help in making the film. Disney had not previously spoken publicly about the issue.
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