The Daily Populous

Quentin Tarantino will not recut “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” to placate Chinese censors, Variety has confirmed.

When it was re-released in edited form, the film went on to flop in China, eking out $2.7 million, even as it grossed a mighty $425.4 million globally.

Tarantino has defended his depiction of the “Enter the Dragon” actor, telling reporters at a Moscow press conference, “Bruce Lee was kind of an arrogant guy. »

MANILA, Philippines — Due to a controversial scene depicting China’s disproven territorial claim, DreamWorks film "Abominable" has been pulled out of Philippine cinemas since Tuesday, the Movie and Tele­vision Review and Classification Board said in a statement sent to Pilipino Star Ngayon Thursday.

The said map shown in the film contained China’s "nine-dash line," legally invalidated by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands.

Online users also pointed out that the scene with China’s nine-dash line also excluded Visayas and Mindanao from the Philippine map. »

Dozens of spectators at a US basketball game have held signs and donned T-shirts and masks in support of protests in Hong Kong.

It comes amid an ongoing row between China and the NBA over the protests that have rocked Hong Kong since March.

Images from the pre-season game on Friday show demonstrators wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "Stand With Hong Kong" and "Free Tibet". »

In 2019, it seems the only things that can unite America’s clashing political factions are the decisions made by companies in one of its most powerful industries.

“Apple’s decision last week to accommodate the Chinese government by taking down HKMaps is deeply concerning,” the authors of the letter wrote.

The question is what will happen should regulators in the U.S. stop writing letters and start making legislative demands of their own. »