The remake of Mulan struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and removed a dragon sidekick popular in the animated original to cater to Chinese tastes. "The mainland Chinese people aren't the mainland Chinese viewers from 20 years ago," she said of the lukewarm response. Her comments mirror the latest in a series of controversies that have hit the film outside mainland China. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian defended Liu last week, calling her a "Mulan of the modern times."

Source: CBC News September 17, 2020 15:33 UTC