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If you watch the film China One Second on a streaming platform, you won’t see credit to the author whose book inspired the film. That’s because Chinese authorities have managed to remove any mention of the globally renowned Chinese-American writer Yan Geling, both in China and abroad. The film — directed by renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou — is available in Australia from platforms including Prime Video, Google Play and Apple TV. “I can understand if you don’t want to include my name because censorship doesn’t allow it in China,” Yan told the ABC from his home in Berlin. “However, this kind of practice is not acceptable abroad. The initial and life spirit of a work is given by the original author.” Director Zhang Yimou directed the opening ceremonies for the 2008 and 2022 Beijing Olympics. ( Reuters: Christina Charisius ) Born in Shanghai into a family of artists, Yan – a prolific book writer and screenwriter who has won more than 30 literary and film awards and is a member of t

Yet another out-of-control Chinese rocket sparked concern – a year after one of Beijing’s spacecraft rained debris over the Indian Ocean. Experts fear that part of the 21-ton Long March 5B rocket, which was launched into space on Sunday, may fail to burn completely as it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. Then it will fall to the surface in an uncertain location and at high speed. Although the chances of debris hitting an inhabited area are very low, many experts think that China is taking an unnecessary risk. The country’s newest rocket was launched from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island province of Hainan over the weekend. The craft carries a new solar-powered laboratory, the Wentian experimental module, which will be added to China’s growing Tiangong Space Station. However, experts worry that part of the rocket’s core stage could fall to Earth – in a repeat of China’s launch last May that saw debris strewn across the Indian Ocean. At the time, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson