Disney hit by backlash after thanking Xinjiang authorities in 'Mulan' credits

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Disney has publicly thanked a Chinese government agency accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang for its help in making 'Mulan' — a revelation that has provoked a storm of criticism online.

Hong Kong Disney has publicly thanked a Chinese government agency accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang for its help in making"Mulan" — a revelation that has provoked a storm of criticism online.

Disney acknowledges several Chinese government bodies in the credits for the live-action remake of the 1998 animated picture of the same name, but a few in particular have raised red flags: The Xinjiang government's publicity department and the Public Security and Tourism bureaus for Turpan, a city of about 633,400 people just outside Xinjiang's capital Urumqi.

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