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July 05, 2013

Film director faces probe over Taiwan naval base ploy
Taipei (AFP) July 04, 2013
Acclaimed Taiwanese director Doze Niu faces prosecution for allegedly using false papers to take a Chinese cinematographer onto a Taiwanese naval base to scout film locations, the military said Thursday. Niu and award-winning cinematographer Cao Yu are accused of violating a law that bans Chinese nationals from entering military facilities, the navy said. The navy said it had decided to withdraw all assistance to Niu for his upcoming movie "Military Paradise" and would report the case to prosecu ... read more

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