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Many celebrities have also come out against the protests, such as Jackie Chan. I wonder if they were bought out or threatened by the government in order to do t

Many celebrities have also come out against the protests, such as Jackie Chan. I wonder if they were bought out or threatened by the government in order to do that.

tehwebguy 7y ago
No threats are necessary if he still has family or business in China
ddoolin 7y ago
I believe Chan has been openly pro-CCP/Beijing for quite some time.
psychrometer 7y ago
Jackie Chan has a history of defending the CCP and propagandizing for them. "Taiwan election biggest joke in the world" http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/29/content_318903.htm http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/29/content_... https://archive.fo/QYKF https://archive.fo/QYKF "He was named official Narcotics Control Ambassador by Chinese police in 2009." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32620313 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32620313 https://archive.fo/hFrnF https://archive.fo/hFrnF "we Chinese need to be controlled" https://web.archive.org/web/20090421223810/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090418/ap_en_ot/as_china_people_jackie_chan https://web.archive.org/web/20090421223810/http://news.yahoo... https://archive.fo/pigfI https://archive.fo/pigfI "Anger after movie star tells mainland newspaper his hometown has become ‘like South Korea’ and that it should limit the right to protest" https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1103899/jackie-chan-criticises-hong-kong-city-protest https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1103899/jackie-c... [Note this is about 2012 protests not 2019] "Jackie Chan back in action, branding US more corrupt than China" https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125813/jackie-chan-back-action-branding-us-more-corrupt-china https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125813/jackie-c... "Parents disliked the presence of Jackie Chan in the program" https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-netizens-criticize-mandatory-propaganda-program-for-children-and-parents-on-state-media_2640059.html https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-netizens-criticize-man... https://archive.fo/lKp1J https://archive.fo/lKp1J "The 63-year-old Chan has aligned himself closely with the authoritarian views of the Chinese Communist Party in recent decades and is now widely seen across the Chinese-speaking world as a mouthpiece for the Beijing regime." https://www.theepochtimes.com/jackie-chan-pushes-to-outlaw-samurai-code-in-china_2464204.html https://www.theepochtimes.com/jackie-chan-pushes-to-outlaw-s... https://archive.fo/Ewked https://archive.fo/Ewked "Jackie Chan’s multilingual film Kung Fu Yoga has courted controversy for having an Indian character allegedly praise Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)." https://silverscreen.in/news/jackie-chans-kung-fu-yoga-pro-china-propaganda-say-critics/ https://silverscreen.in/news/jackie-chans-kung-fu-yoga-pro-c... https://archive.fo/tVsQy https://archive.fo/tVsQy
- the_resistence 7y ago
  Will never watch another of his movies again.
improvehk 7y ago
Jackie Chan was pro-democracy... back in the 80s: https://i.imgur.com/luEftKL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/luEftKL.jpg Then China got big and rich so Jackie could not piss off his biggest market.

Many celebrities have also come out against the protests, such as Jackie Chan. I wonder if they were bought out or threatened by the government in order to do that.

tehwebguy 7y ago

No threats are necessary if he still has family or business in China

ddoolin 7y ago

I believe Chan has been openly pro-CCP/Beijing for quite some time.

psychrometer 7y ago

Jackie Chan has a history of defending the CCP and propagandizing for them. "Taiwan election biggest joke in the world" http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/29/content_318903.htm http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/29/content_... https://archive.fo/QYKF https://archive.fo/QYKF "He was named official Narcotics Control Ambassador by Chinese police in 2009." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32620313 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32620313 https://archive.fo/hFrnF https://archive.fo/hFrnF "we Chinese need to be controlled" https://web.archive.org/web/20090421223810/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090418/ap_en_ot/as_china_people_jackie_chan https://web.archive.org/web/20090421223810/http://news.yahoo... https://archive.fo/pigfI https://archive.fo/pigfI "Anger after movie star tells mainland newspaper his hometown has become ‘like South Korea’ and that it should limit the right to protest" https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1103899/jackie-chan-criticises-hong-kong-city-protest https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1103899/jackie-c... [Note this is about 2012 protests not 2019] "Jackie Chan back in action, branding US more corrupt than China" https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125813/jackie-chan-back-action-branding-us-more-corrupt-china https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125813/jackie-c... "Parents disliked the presence of Jackie Chan in the program" https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-netizens-criticize-mandatory-propaganda-program-for-children-and-parents-on-state-media_2640059.html https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-netizens-criticize-man... https://archive.fo/lKp1J https://archive.fo/lKp1J "The 63-year-old Chan has aligned himself closely with the authoritarian views of the Chinese Communist Party in recent decades and is now widely seen across the Chinese-speaking world as a mouthpiece for the Beijing regime." https://www.theepochtimes.com/jackie-chan-pushes-to-outlaw-samurai-code-in-china_2464204.html https://www.theepochtimes.com/jackie-chan-pushes-to-outlaw-s... https://archive.fo/Ewked https://archive.fo/Ewked "Jackie Chan’s multilingual film Kung Fu Yoga has courted controversy for having an Indian character allegedly praise Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)." https://silverscreen.in/news/jackie-chans-kung-fu-yoga-pro-china-propaganda-say-critics/ https://silverscreen.in/news/jackie-chans-kung-fu-yoga-pro-c... https://archive.fo/tVsQy https://archive.fo/tVsQy

the_resistence 7y ago
Will never watch another of his movies again.

improvehk 7y ago

Jackie Chan was pro-democracy... back in the 80s: https://i.imgur.com/luEftKL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/luEftKL.jpg Then China got big and rich so Jackie could not piss off his biggest market.