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Top Gun’s Maverick risks China’s anger with Taiwan flag

Zheping Huang and Chien-Hua Wan

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Hong Kong | Tom Cruise isn’t simply taking on what appears to be Russian-made fighter jets in his remake of the 1986 classic Top Gun: He’s also angering China.

The sequel Top Gun: Maverick features Cruise’s character wearing a bomber jacket with the Taiwanese flag, something considered an independence symbol by authorities in Beijing, who view the island as part of its territory.

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