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'Uighurs Are the Real Mulan,' Fleeing Uighur Women Say

Stella Hsu

   WASHINGTON - "Mulan" has been one of Jewher Ilham's favorite movies
   since she was a little girl. She says she remembers sitting with her
   dad and watching Disney's 1998 animated version of the tale of a
   Chinese woman who disguises herself as a man and wins acclaim as a
   warrior.

   "I was so excited about the live-action remake, until one of my
   favorite actresses, Liu Yifei, publicly supported the Hong Kong police
   against pro-democracy protesters," she said. Liu, the leading actress
   and a naturalized U.S. citizen, posted a pro-police comment on Chinese
   social media platform Weibo in 2019 that was welcomed by the Chinese
   Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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