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China adds postscript to “Minions” showing crime doesn’t pay

Visitors outside the Universal Studio Beijing theme park pass by a shop selling memorabilia for the latest "Minions: The Rise of Gru" movie in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The latest “Minions” movie reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Visitors to a cinema showing the latest Minions: The Rise of Gru movie pass by an event room with the Minions theme in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Chinese viewers of the latest hit Minions movie are getting an added postscript that reinforces a message: Crime doesn't pay. Foreign films have long been targeted for references to subjects sensitive to the ruling Communist Party, such as Taiwan, the Dalai Lama and human rights. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Visitors to the Universal Studio Beijing theme park look at memorabilia for the latest "Minions: The Rise of Gru" movie in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The latest “Minions” movie reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Visitors to a cinema showing the latest "Minions: The Rise of Gru" movie get their tickets checked in Beijing Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The latest “Minions” movie reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A child holding a Minions themed umbrella stands in front of a globe with Universal branding outside the Universal Studio Beijing theme park in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The latest “Minions” movie reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A woman wearing face mask walks by variety of Universal animation movie Minions toy figures on display for sale at the Chinese toy maker POP Mart store in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. The latest “Minions” movie reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors to a cinema showing the latest "Minions: The Rise of Gru" movie pass by an advertisement for the movie in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The latest “Minions” movie reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China adds postscript to “Minions” showing crime doesn’t pay