They ask to boycott "Mulan", the Disney movie, for the support of his protagonist with the Hong Kong police

Mulan, the animation film of
Disney, faces boycott demands after protagonist shows support for police
Hong Kong

Chinese actress
Liu Yifei, who is also an American citizen, republished on the Chinese social network Weibo a comment became viral that supported the
police action on the territory.

Hong Kong has been shaken in the past 10 weeks by sometimes pro-democracy protests
violent tornado.

Human rights groups and the United Nations have accused the police of reacting with excessive force.

Liu shared a Weibo publication from the government newspaper in Beijing, People's Daily, which said (in Chinese): "I also support the Hong Kong police, you can now beat me."

The publication also said, in English: "Shame on Hong Kong".

The quote was referring to what was said, it was the words of a journalist from the Global Times State newspaper, which had been attacked by protesters at Hong Kong Airport after that he was accused of being an undercover police officer.

Liu shared the message and echoed the comment: "I also support the Hong Kong police."

The actress received significant support on the platform, which is subject to censorship.

But on Twitter, banned in China, the hashtag #BoycottMulan began to spread.

Twitter users have accused the actress of supporting the brutality of the police and have also highlighted the freedom she enjoys as a US citizen.

"YiFei Liu has totally destroyed one of my favorite Dinsey characters – it's disgusting! Support the brutality of the Hong Kong police who are hitting people," tweeted @NardiaHuang.

"You must be blind to support the brutality of the police when you have just filmed a character who is supposed to oppose oppression in its crudest form," wrote @foolery_s.

The protests in Hong Kong began with a bill allowing Hong Kong's extraditions to mainland China.

The law was suspended, but protests widened to become a pro-democracy movement and demanded to investigate alleged police brutality.