Five Republican US senators urge Netflix to drop its plans to adapt a Chinese sci-fi book into a TV series after its author voiced support for China’s treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang
The author of bestselling"The Three-Body Problem" sci-fi book, Liu Cixin defended the Chinese government's clampdown on ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang region in an article last year.
Liu Cixin's bestselling "The Three-Body Problem," which tells the story of humanity's first contact with aliens, is set to become a major Netflix series co-written by the creators of "Game of Thrones." "We ask Netflix to seriously reconsider the implications of providing a platform to Mr Liu in producing this project," it concluded.Netflix Inc, in a response said on it did not agree with the author's views on the Chinese government's treatment of Uighur Muslims.
With Trump's reelection bid looming closer, Republicans recently pulled Netflix into the US election fray with a separate row over French film "Cuties," accused of sexualising little girls.
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