A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China and sparked online nationalist anger over scenes depicting a violent and tumultuous period in the country’s modern history.
Reactions have been mixed on Chinese social media since the Thursday premiere of the eight-part, English-language series “3 Body Problem,” which is based on the Hugo Award-winning novel by Liu Cixin, the country’s most celebrated sci-fi author. Netflix is not available in China, but viewers can watch its content using virtual private networks to bypass strict geo-restrictions — or by consuming pirated versions.
“You only understand political correctness!” Others came to the show’s defense, saying the scene closely follows depictions in the book — and is a truthful reenactment of history. “History is far more absurd than a TV series, but you guys pretend not to see it,” read one comment on Douban, a popular site for reviewing movies, books and music.
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