BoycottMulan movement gains momentum in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand
prepares to roll out in theaters in select markets across Asia, pro-democracy activists in several countries in the region are calling on audiences to steer clear of the movie via the growing #BoycottMulan movement.
Among the most prominent voices calling for the boycott is Hong Kong activist leader Joshua Wong."Because Disney kowtows to Beijing, and because Liu Yifei openly and proudly endorses police brutality in Hong Kong, I urge everyone who believes in human rights to #BoycottMulan," he wrote Friday on Twitter.Mulan
Her remarks prompted an instant backlash from the city's pro-democracy activists, who have repeatedly accused local police of brutality, unlawful arrests and even torture.The Hollywood Reporter Because of the tiny scale of Hong Kong's movie box office relative to the mainland Chinese market — the city has a population of just 11 million compared to 1.3 billion in China — activists have repeatedly called on pro-democracy supporters from afar to get behind the #BoycottMulan hashtag.
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