Nepal Film Festival Faces Backlash Over Chinese 'Xizang' Propaganda

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The Nepal International Film Festival is facing intense backlash for featuring a controversial segment titled "Xizang Panorama." Activists, including Students for a Free Tibet, strongly condemned the programming, calling it a Chinese state propaganda operation. They argue the term "Xizang" is a colonial label used to legitimize Beijing’s occupation and accelerate the Sinicization of Tibetan culture. Critics claim the featured films whitewash China’s repressive policies, presenting forced boarding schools and environmental degradation as progressive development. Activists urge the festival to honor its mission of platforming independent voices rather than screening state-fund...

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