She asserted that she does not agree with the Chinese author's views on Uyghur Muslims

"Netflix" Defends Its Choice "The Three Bodies Dilemma"

"The Network" will turn Liu's science fiction trilogy into a TV series.

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Netflix said it does not agree with the views of a Chinese writer about the Beijing government's treatment of Uighur Muslims, in response to concerns expressed by members of the US Senate about its intention to turn this writer's science fiction trilogy into a TV series.

Five Republicans in the US Senate had urged "Netflix" a few days ago to reconsider its plans, noting that the writer of the trilogy defended a security campaign launched by the Chinese government against the Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang.

The writer involved is Liu Zixin, author of The Three Bodies Dilemma, and two other volumes.

Netflix announced this month that it plans to convert the three books into an English-language TV series, with the help of DB Weiss and David Benioff, the creators of the "Game of Thrones" series that has achieved overwhelming success on the HBO network.

Liu will be a consulting producer for the work.

"Leo is the author of the book, not the creator of this show," Netflix's vice president for global public policy, Dean Garfield, said in a letter he sent to senators.

We do not agree with his statements that have absolutely nothing to do with his book, nor this (Netflix) show.

Liu told The New Yorker last year about Beijing’s treatment of the Uyghurs: “The government is helping their economy and trying to lift them out of poverty… If you relaxed things in the country a little, the consequences would be terrible.”

The United States, as well as groups and organizations concerned with defending human rights, criticized China's treatment of the Uyghurs.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly denied the existence of detention camps in Xinjiang, describing the facilities as training and rehabilitation institutions, and accusing "enemy forces" of distorting China's policies.

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