Saturday, April 18, 2009

Jackie Chan’s Thoughts on Freedom

Nice.

“I’m not sure if it’s good to have freedom or not,” Chan said. “I’m really confused now. If you’re too free, you’re like the way Hong Kong is now. It’s very chaotic. Taiwan is also chaotic.”

Chan added: “I’m gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we’re not being controlled, we’ll just do what we want.”

The kung fu star has not been a vocal supporter of the pro-democracy movement in his hometown of Hong Kong. Since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997, voters have not been allowed to directly elect their leader. Several massive street protests have been held to demand full democracy, but Beijing has repeatedly said Hong Kong isn’t ready for it.

(1) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2103 hrs
Culture + Foreign Affairs

  1. Yeah…I think I’ve watched my last Jackie Chan movie.  Apparently, freedom and gobs of money are ok for him, but for someone else to pursue?  Not so much.

    Posted by Steve on April 19, 2009 at 0053 hrs


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