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My understanding is the Hugo awards (as almost all awards) have gone woke so perhaps it's not so significant.
In this case, the host country (China) no likes some of the writers ... so ... they are administratively removed from the eligible voting without explanation.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/15/authors-excluded-from-hugo-awards-over-china-concerns
All normal in today's world. No reason to be concerned.
Yours,
IronConrad
16-Feb-2024