A former veteran journalist in China has been detained on criminal charges for negatively commenting on a state-backed Korean War movie, which the Chinese regime says is an anti-U.S. and patriotic production. Celebrated reporter Luo Changping was placed under criminal detention in Hainan Province on Oct. 8 over allegations of “insulting heroes” in his comments on the movie, titled Chosin Reservoir, reported state media. The provincial police released the news on China’s Twitter-like microblog Weibo, though the comments did not mention his full name. Police charged him with “harming heroes and martyrs’ reputations and honors.” Screenshots show that on Oct. 6, Luo questioned the legitimacy of the Chinese troops’ involvement in the Korean War in the early 1950s. Additionally, historical data shows that a large number of Chinese troops were killed by severe cold and starvation due to the alarming shortage of winter clothing and food during the battle of Chosin in 1950. Among …