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Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images 27 Apr 2021 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to have a strange love-hate relationship with filmmaker Chloe Zhao, alternately praising her achievements and using its censorship powers to suppress all mention of her Oscar wins on Sunday. It is hard to see why the CCP would decide to erase Zhao, who has not been a strident public critic of China’s authoritarian regime. It is much easier to understand the CCP’s desire to send Zhao, her American collaborators, and Hollywood a message about China’s increasing box-office clout, and Beijing’s w...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies: In the New HBO Documentary “Our Towns,” Bend is Portrayed as an Economic Success Story What to see and skip in theaters or while streaming. (HBO) Our Towns *** When journalists Deborah and James Fallows conclude their new HBO documentary in Bend, the Central Oregon hub is held up as a beacon, having reinvented itself into a year-round tourist destination after weathering the 1980s timber...

27 Apr 2021 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to have a strange love-hate relationship with filmmaker Chloe Zhao, alternately praising her achievements and using its censorship powers to suppress all mention of her Oscar wins on Sunday. It is hard to see why the CCP would decide to erase Zhao, who has not been a strident public critic of China’s authoritarian regime. It is much easier to understand the CCP’s desire to send Zhao, her American collaborators, and Hollywood a message about China’s increasing box-office clout, and Beijing’s willingness to use business interests as...

Glavin: Hong Kong's democrats are united; rest of the world is in disarray There is no escaping the absurdly draconian National Security Law that Beijing unilaterally imposed last June. It criminalizes anything the Chinese Communist Party deems to constitute subversion, separatism, or collusion with foreign forces. Author of the article: Terry Glavin Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021  •  April 28, 2021  •  5 minute read  •  Former lawmaker and vice chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China Albert Ho leaves West Kowloon court after...

© Chris Pizzello/AP Chloé Zhao won the Academy Award for best director for her film Nomadland at this year’s Oscars. Chloé Zhao made history on Sunday night by becoming the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director for her film Nomadland. But in China, Zhao's country of birth, posts about her victory were removed and Weibo searches for her Chinese name returned results about a low-level official who had volunteered to promote a local Covid-19 vaccination drive. Zhao's film also took out best picture, and Frances McDormand won best actress for her leading role. But the success ...