Disney has decided to remove a kissing scene from its $200million live-action adaptation of Mulan after their Chinese executives thought it was inappropriate for their audiences, it has been revealed. 

An early cut of the film featured a romantic scene in which Mulan shared a kiss with her love interest, Chen Honghui. 

But the production team eventually deleted the scene after reviewing the movie with Chinese audiences and local executives, the film's director Niki Caro told the press.

'It was very beautiful, but the China office went, "No, you can't, that doesn't feel right to the Chinese people." So we took it out.' Caro said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. 

Mulan is based on a traditional Chinese folktale about a fearless young woman disguising herself as a man to save her ailing father from joining the marching army against the northern invaders in China.

Disney first released its classic animated version of the story in 1998 before remaking Mulan as a live-action film. 

The upcoming remake has sparked a series of controversies before its scheduled release in March this year.

Many called for a boycott after the leading actress, Liu Yifei, voiced support for authorities' crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

The Chinese-American star, 32, shared a political post on the Chinese Twitter-like Weibo.