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Hong Kong police accuse a mobile game app of promoting armed revolution


Police in the Chinese territory told residents to refrain from downloading the “Reversed Front: Bonfire” app, saying it advocates Hong Kong and Taiwan independence.

In a statement, police warned residents against downloading the “Reversed Front: Bonfire” application, saying those with the app installed might be seen as possessing a publication with a seditious intention. According to the application’s introduction, players can assume the role of Hong Kong, Tibet, Uyghur, Taiwan or Cathaysian Rebel factions, among others, to overthrow the communist regime. After playing the game for about three months, Kuo Hao Fu in Taiwan said he found that its content uses a humorous approach to describe serious political issues.

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