Liu Yifei’s Mulan was boycotted again after the broadcast

The movement to boycott Mulan began to erupt in August last year when Liu Yifei – the star of the film spoke out in support of the Hong Kong police using violence to suppress protesters. On Weibo, the actress wrote: “I support the Hong Kong police. You can attack me now. Shame on the people of Hong Kong.” In the midst of such a stressful situation, Liu Yifei’s words were like adding fuel to the fire, hashtag #BoycottMulan quickly became trending on Twitter.

Now, after many delays do Covid-19, Mulan finally aired Disney+ in the US and will soon be released overseas, however, the release continues to face a wave of boycotts in some Asian countries, typically Thailand and Taiwan as a result of the statements ” blasphemy” left by the actress.
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As we all know, Mulan is a live-action remake of the famous animated film of Disney. The film tells the story of a young heroine who is extremely brave and willing to sacrifice herself to protect her country. In August, when Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Chu Dinh was arrested under a new security law imposed by Beijing, protesters claimed that she was the “real Mulan”, “our Mulan”. me” and not Liu Yifei, who advocates for the police to use force to oppress people.
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Support for Chu Dinh and the Hong Kong protest leaders has also spread to Taiwan and Thailand due to concerns about China’s overwhelming influence in the region. In recent weeks, Thailand has faced a wave of student-led protests calling for reforms to the monarchy. This movement is supported by many Hong Kongers, in return protesters in Thailand also joined hands with the protests in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Before Mulan’s broadcast yesterday, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, a Thai student activist, called for a boycott of Mulan: “I urge everyone to boycott Mulan #boycottMulan #banMulan to Disney and the government China knows that violence against its people is unacceptable.”

One of the film’s other stars, Donnie Yen, was also involved in Hong Kong-related controversy when posting an article in July about the 23rd anniversary of Britain’s return of Hong Kong to its motherland China.​