Only using the word "Authorities" in the title understates the significance of this.
This is not the US government shutting down a film festival; this is the Chinese government engaging in an illegal overseas harrassment campaign in order to suppress negative depictions of itself.
oompydoompy74•24m ago
Fascism is in vogue. The United States isn’t far behind.
esafak•23m ago
tl,dr: It's China policing the Uyghur issue.
ranger_danger•21m ago
No they didn't...
It's third party harassment and they chose to pull out of the festival over it.
ronsor•29m ago
This is not the US government shutting down a film festival; this is the Chinese government engaging in an illegal overseas harrassment campaign in order to suppress negative depictions of itself.