{"id":14764,"date":"2013-01-12T04:01:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T04:01:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-01-12T04:01:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T04:01:58","slug":"Is-Jackie-Chan-Anti-American-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=14764","title":{"rendered":"Is Jackie Chan Anti-American?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Americans know Jackie Chan best for his cheery, acrobatic performances in action movies such as \u201cRumble in the Bronx\u201d and \u201cRush Hour,\u201d made successful by his amazing martial artistry and self-effacing comedy.<\/strong> Chinese know Chan, a Hong Kong native, for largely the same reasons. But they also know him for something most Americans might find surprising: He is passionately political, a staunch defender of the Chinese Communist Party and harsh critic of anyone he sees as opposing Beijing. Today, that includes the United States.<\/p>\n

Chan, responding to widespread criticism of China\u2019s recent censorship of a popular newspaper, insisted in a Chinese TV interview that the United States is \u201cthe most corrupt country in the world.\u201d<\/strong> He scolded Chinese who criticize their country in a way that foreigners can hear or see, adding that he\u2019s careful to only praise China when giving interviews in the U.S.<\/p>\n

WHAT?!!!<\/strong> Should we listen to a man who used guns and grenades<\/a> to confront triad gang members?<\/p>\n

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