US Republican Senator Urged Netflix to Suspend Chinese Sci-Fi Novel “Three-Body” Series as The Author Liu Cixin Supported Uyghur Detention Camp
Netflix intended to produce the Chinese science novel “Three-Body” into a TV series. However, five US Republican senators sent a letter to Netflix a few days ago, urging the company to suspend the plan because Liu Cixin, the author of the “Three-Body” novel, defended the CCP against Uyghur detention camps.
Netflix announced at the start of this month that they would film the “Three-Body” trilogy novel into a new English TV series, led by D.B Weiss and David Benioff, the screenwriter of Game of Thrones, and Liu will be the consultant supervisor. Senator of Tennessee Marsha Blackburn and other four Republican senators sent a letter to Netflix urging them to reconsider whether they continued to film the series. The letter stated using Liu’s work is a “normalization of crime” of the Chinese government.
They also quoted Liu’s interview at New Yorker in 2019 in their letter. In the interview, they discussed the targeting actions to Uyghurs and minorities by the Chinese government. At that time, Liu said, “if there is, then the government is helping on their economic growth, and trying to get them out of poverty. If the situation loosens a bit, the consequence will be so terrible.” He also being asked he might be “brainwashed” by the Chinese government, he said “I know what you are thinking – what’s wrong with the personal freedom and freedom of not to be monitored? These are not what a Chinese citizen considers. All they want is just medical insurance, property prices, children’s education, but not a democratic system”.
The senators stated in the letter, “Facing those riot actions (in Xinjiang), the company’s proud decision no longer exists, but complicity only”. And they requested that Netflix should reconsider whether it is suitable to provide a platform for Liu and think of the impact of producing this project.
Netflix has not responded to this yet. Chinese users have not used the company’s video streaming service.
Source: Stand News #Sep25
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Netflix intended to produce the Chinese science novel “Three-Body” into a TV series. However, five US Republican senators sent a letter to Netflix a few days ago, urging the company to suspend the plan because Liu Cixin, the author of the “Three-Body” novel, defended the CCP against Uyghur detention camps.
Netflix announced at the start of this month that they would film the “Three-Body” trilogy novel into a new English TV series, led by D.B Weiss and David Benioff, the screenwriter of Game of Thrones, and Liu will be the consultant supervisor. Senator of Tennessee Marsha Blackburn and other four Republican senators sent a letter to Netflix urging them to reconsider whether they continued to film the series. The letter stated using Liu’s work is a “normalization of crime” of the Chinese government.
They also quoted Liu’s interview at New Yorker in 2019 in their letter. In the interview, they discussed the targeting actions to Uyghurs and minorities by the Chinese government. At that time, Liu said, “if there is, then the government is helping on their economic growth, and trying to get them out of poverty. If the situation loosens a bit, the consequence will be so terrible.” He also being asked he might be “brainwashed” by the Chinese government, he said “I know what you are thinking – what’s wrong with the personal freedom and freedom of not to be monitored? These are not what a Chinese citizen considers. All they want is just medical insurance, property prices, children’s education, but not a democratic system”.
The senators stated in the letter, “Facing those riot actions (in Xinjiang), the company’s proud decision no longer exists, but complicity only”. And they requested that Netflix should reconsider whether it is suitable to provide a platform for Liu and think of the impact of producing this project.
Netflix has not responded to this yet. Chinese users have not used the company’s video streaming service.
Source: Stand News #Sep25
https://bit.ly/3jrXy2I
#China #Uyghurs #ThreeBody #UnitedStates #Netflix #LiuCixin