Hollywood Icon Jackie Chan Supports Communism Because “Chinese People Need to Be Controlled”, Didn’t Want His Country to “End up Like Taiwan”

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In the land of cinema, stars have been born time and again with a bit of luck and a hoard of talent. But legends are harder to come by. Icons like Marlon Brando and Daniel Day-Lewis left their indelible mark on Hollywood, but no one has embodied an identity as incredible and extraordinary as Jackie Chan.

The Hong Kong action legend carved out a career from scratch with his incredulous slapstick routine, on-screen comedic timing, and exacting martial arts stunts. However, his legendary reputation, fame, wealth, and renown have not helped his image and relationships beyond the frames of cinema – as was later made evident based on the headlines about his tumultuous private life.

Jackie Chan: The man, the myth, the legend?

Born as Fang Shilong in British Hong Kong in 1954, Jackie Chan grew up as a relatively unremarkable student, later encouraging his innate creativity to fester and grow after he enrolled in the famous Peking Opera School. The actor began to make a name for himself after his exceptional gravity-defying stunts caught the eyes of artists like Bruce Lee inEnter the DragonandFists of Fury.

Over the years, the actor helped spread a sense of joy and wonder all over the world with his captivating presence and charm in both Hong Kong action cinema and Hollywood. However, Chan’s personal life has been atempest roiling in scandal and controversyfor as long as one cares to remember.

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If not for his admission of not being a model father to his son Jaycee Chan, it is the actor’s allegedly homophobic attitude toward his daughter that contributed to their now estranged relationship. Moreover, Chan also provoked countless headlines over his tumultuous marriage with Taiwanese actress and wife Joan Lin.

However, the most discussed and debated headline of all remains his undying fealty to his country’s political leanings and the ideology of communism.

Jackie Chan’s dubious political leanings

In 2009, Jackie Chan took one of the most radically anti-democratic stances on the subject of the China-controlled nation of Taiwan. Speaking at theTapping Into Asia’s Creative Industry Potentialevent at the Boao Economic Forum, Chan took a pro-Beijing stance after being asked to address the growing censorship in the nation’s market and control over media.

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In the presence of Hong Kongers and Chinese business leaders alike, the actor claimed [viaVariety]:

I’m not sure if it’s good to have freedom or not. 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. 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.

His thoughts on the subject of democracy and in favor of communism can be traced back to his growing influence as a star in the Asian entertainment world and the Chinese market. While some believe that his pro-Beijing stance is a façade to appease the Chinese government in order to hold on to his influential reputation, others consider his words with a degree of caution.

Diya Majumdar

Senior Writer

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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.

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