
Starring in a Marvel blockbuster doesn't exempt this Canadian from scrutiny in Xi's China
CNN
Simu Liu, star of Marvel's new blockbuster "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," has enjoyed positive reviews around the world since the movie's release, barring one notable exception: his birthplace.
In China, where he was born before moving to Canada as a child, he's coming under fire for a 2017 interview in which he allegedly described the country his parents left in less than flattering terms. The video, originally published by the Canadian public broadcaster CBC, is no longer available on its website.
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











