cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/historyphotos/p/1150640/1989-actor-and-martial-arts-star-jackie-chan-at-the-benefit-concert-in-hong-kong-in-support
Sadly Jackie has betrayed the people of Hong Kong. In 2009 he stated “I’m not sure if it’s good to have freedom or not.”. He also said he was “beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled.”
A lot has changed (read: improved) in the CCP since 1989.
Regardless… Given my own country’s precipitous descent into full-on fascism, I’m not going to begrudge Chinese-born celebrities for doing PR for their homeland. Sorry, just don’t really care.