After 36 years, the sequel to the Tom Cruise movie classic “Top Gun” is a critical and commercial success, earning $248 million at the global box office on its opening weekend. In Taiwan, it’s also being celebrated for another reason: not pandering to China.
Tencent, a Chinese company, originally helped finance the movie. Hence, in its early stages, a trailer that removed the Japanese and Taiwanese flags from the protagonist’s uniform was released. However, after Tencent withdrew from the project, the flags returned.
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