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China Mutes Response to Surprise Cannes Hong Kong Doc Screening, But Raises Questions for Venice

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Rebecca Davis editorAs soon as Chinese film fanatic Li heard the news earlier this month that the Cannes Film Festival had scheduled a surprise special screening for a documentary about political unrest in Hong Kong, he rushed straight to his computer to open the page for his favorite online bookstore.He already owned a copy of festival director Thierry Fremaux’s book, “Selection officielle,” but he didn’t want to miss the chance to order two more, fearing they could soon be taken off the physical and digital shelves.“When something [politically sensitive] like this happens, people worry that those involved will be banned because of past statements, and so we buy their books frantically,” he explained, giving only his surname out of fear.

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