In the case of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, a six-second cut was requested and Warner Bros. accepted those changes to comply with local requirements but the spirit of the film remains intact.
And Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is already open in China and the #1 movie in the country, despite the trims and large-scale closures of many theaters due to the ongoing Covid pandemic.
Dumbledore’s dialogue in the new Fantastic Beasts includes lines about being “in love” with Grindelwald on two separate occasions.
American films released in China must be approved by local government censors, who can reject a movie for a variety of reasons, including references to homosexuality.