Did Chinese firm edit flags from Tom Cruise jacket in Top Gun sequel?

FPI / July 21, 2019 Some observers noted that, in the first trailer for Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the ’80s classic Top Gun, the patches on the iconic leather jacket worn by Maverick, portrayed by Tom Cruise, no longer bear the Taiwanese and Japanese flags. Mark MacKinnon, senior international correspondent for The Globe […]
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