• @catloaf@lemm.ee
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    3213 hours ago

    Not just games, movies too. And anything that gets Tencent money ends up with subtle pro-China propaganda.

    • thermal_shock
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      613 hours ago

      they own WeChat too, China’s biggest chat app, also used for bill payment and government tracking.

    • @RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world
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      110 hours ago

      I’m not saying there isn’t, but do you have some examples of pro china propaganda in games and movies? I heard something about the live-action mulan movie being filmed in xinyang, but besides that i haven’t personally noticed anything.

      • @wolfshadowheart@leminal.space
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        49 hours ago

        It’s more about the scripts being given a passover of approval from the CCP. Want your movie in China? Usually, there’s some adaptation for the region, no big deal. However, I remember articles coming out about how the movie adaptation may not be accepted if the U.S. version doesn’t fit the standard, meaning the U.S. version would have changes made at the suggestion of the CCP.

        Sorry for the NYT link, but it has some examples