Chinese streaming platforms in China, including Tencent Video and iQiyi, have removed a number of movies and other video content featuring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves from their catalogs. The removals appear to follow Reeves’s participation in a concert honoring Tibet, an event organized by the US Tibetan House, a group linked to advocacy for Tibetan independence. Beijing continues to regard Tibet as an integral region of the People’s Republic of China, and Reeves’s appearance at the concert drew active commentary from Chinese officials and audiences alike. In response to these events, search results in China for Reeves’s name have also been suppressed or removed on major search engines and video portals. The purge extends to several widely known films, diminishing the ability to watch titles such as The Matrix, Speed, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Something’s Got to Give, and The Lake House on competing platforms. Some platforms, like Youku and Migu Video, also removed mentions of Reeves in connection with the voice role of Duke Kabum in the animated Toy Story 4, a character performed by Reeves in the film’s English-language version. Earlier reports noted that Chinese platforms had signaled support for artists and their global fan communities, though the exact scope of those commitments varied by platform and region. The broader pattern suggests a tighter alignment between platform availability and state-mated expectations around content linked to politically sensitive figures or topics. [Citation: CNA]
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