China’s “Three Body Problem” anger

[gandpork]

“You made us look like a dictatorship”

Netflix: “Well…” *looks at script* “Yeah”

[stephan]

As a German, let me just tell you that nothing good will ever come from denying or canceling your country's history.

[archbishopTL]

Nobody is painting China in a negative light, people are just shining a light on China's negativity :)

[MrDrumcorey]

Most criminals get mad when they're exposed

Edit: Thank you guys/gals for reciprocating the truth!

[merlynalexander]

And this scene is in the original novel - but "hidden" in the middle so as to not attract too much attention. The author says he always intended for it to be at the beginning.

[atsilv]

Don't worry, China. Netflix didn't make me think negatively of you, I already did

[marin_]

USA: Make kungfu panda ccp get angry because its cartoony
USA: Make three bodies ccp gets angry because its too realistic

[arkeo]

If it made China mad, I'm gonna watch it.

[KingSaheb]

That first scene actually really surprised me when I watched it. Didn’t expect Netflix to have the spine to depict China like that. Usually companies are too afraid. Thought it was really refreshing

[Charlisimo]

Netflix not caring about pleasing the Chinese is the only good thing about current day Netflix.

[Larsbutbd]

"If exposing crimes is treated like a crime, you are run by criminals."

-Somebody I used to know

[joebuckley]

It's not making China look bad, it's showing people what China really is... Bad.

[BestGuy]

The Chinese were talking about "Oh that scene isn't in the book". It is, it's just buried in the narrative in the Chinese version. The author wanted the scene at the beginning like in the series and internation versions of the book, but his publisher was worried about the outcry it would cause so buried it in the middle where it would cause less outcry

[gincatt]

Real Chinese actors might not want to be in it and that’s why they didn’t use a lot…

[Mrdogedog]

CCP China doesnt need anyone to put them in a negative light, they can handle doing that themselves

[Devidium]

Lol the CCP should read the Three Body Problem, cause what the series depicts is nothing compared to the book…

[coldnoodleeveryday]

The history was more bloody than this.

[Embryolk]

I've never understood why the CCP doesn't own up to their history. They act like the German tour guide in Family Guy when Brian asks why they don't talk about their history from 1939 to 1945. The German guide says, "Everyone was on vacation! We were invited! Check with Poland! I will hear no more insinuations about the German people! Nothing bad happened!!"

[bcg]

The author lived through the cultural revolution... The entire sci-fi concept is a metaphor for his lived experience.

[mingfu]

My parents and many relatives barely survived the cultural revolution, and there were countless people who weren’t so lucky. How dare people nowadays say that their feelings are hurt by this depiction. Tell the truth to the world