Disney criticised for filming 'Mulan' in Xinjiang where Uighurs detained

Walt Disney Co.’s big bet on “Mulan,” a $200 million live-action remake of a Chinese folk tale, is facing fresh criticism days after its North American streaming debut and just before its planned premiere at cinemas in China.
 

A newspaper columnist and some social media commentators have faulted Disney for filming in China’s Xinjiang region and for thanking government departments there in the film’s credits. As many as 1 million ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang have been detained in camps that China calls “voluntary education centers.”
 

“Mulan” is crucial to Disney’s recovery after the pandemic forced cinemas around the world to