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Is hit indie film Dear You propaganda? Don’t be disrespectful, Chinese media says

South China Morning Post

June 18, 2026

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Is hit indie film Dear You propaganda? Don’t be disrespectful, Chinese media says

Chinese state media and influencers have pushed back on criticism of hit indie movie Dear You, which has been described as a tool to expand Beijing’s influence over the Chinese diaspora. The Chinese media’s counterpunch this week came in the countdown to the movie’s release in Singapore and other Southeast Asian markets on Thursday. The film, which is in the Teochew dialect of Chinese, depicts a young man uncovering his family’s past by tracing remittance letters sent home from Thailand. It...

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