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Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co’s release of “Mulan”, in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film’s links with the Xinjiang region, four people familiar with matter told Reuters...

Set to open in local theatres on Friday, Disney DIS.N had high hopes for Mulan in China, but starving it of publicity in the country's strictly censored media would be another blow to the $200 million production. ...

Mulan was tailored to appeal to audiences in China, the world’s second-largest movie market. ...

major media outlets received a notice telling them to refrain from covering the movie. ...

No reason was given in the notice, but the sources said they believed it was because of the overseas backlash over the film’s links to Xinjiang. ...

Partly shot in Xinjiang, Mulan’s credits included thanks to the authorities there, which prompted calls overseas for a boycott of the movie. China’s clampdown on ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang has been criticised by some governments, including the United States, and human rights groups.