Jackie Chan: “Chinese need to be controlled”; Chinese netizens respond.

Recently a statement made by Jackie Chan, a world renowned Chinese kungfu star, raised a lot of attention from Chinese netizens. Below is a news summary of the statement and Chinese netizens reactions.

News report from Chinanews.com.cn:

Recently, Jackie Chan made a statement on Hai’nan BOAO Forum that Hong Kong and Taiwan are “very chaotic because of having too much freedom”, So he is “gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we’re not being controlled, we’ll just do what we want.” This statement has drawn many complaints, some netizens attacked Chan’s statement; some even called for banning Chan’s movies and the products he represents.

Comments from 163.com

网易广东广州网友/(from Guangdong, Guangzhou)
As a human being, Jackie Chan has his good side, such as being enthusiastic about public services and charity. Also as a human being, Jackie Chan has his “evil” side, such as abandoning lovers and daughter. Again, as a human being, Jackie Chan has his own freedom of speech. Why he can’t make comments on what he thinks is wrong? Is it really necessary to make a big deal out of this common statement? To make it clear, don’t regard Jackie as a perfect guy.

网易北京海淀网友/(from Beijing)
I’ve already tired of him. Take a look at those products he represents for – Canon, Mitsubishi – both are Japanese products.

网易广东广州网友/(from Guangdong Guangzhou)
I used to regard Jackie as an elder brother to me. Since when he began to turn himself into crap?

网易江西赣州网友/(from Ganzhou, Jiangxi)
There is really nothing to attack. Nowadays people think that saying any bad thing about China is evil. It is good to be patriotic, but it is unnecessary to think that Chinese is perfect without any defect. He was just expressing his opinion, it is unnecessary to attack him. Most Chinese are reasonable people; know what is right and what is wrong. Some crazy netizens, have too much time and criticize anything out there.

网易广东深圳网友/(from Shenzhen, Guangdong)
Say something true to show majority’s defect, and then attacked by everybody – this is why those people who tell truth will never be accepted by the society.

网易辽宁大连网友/(from Dalian, Liaoning)
What Jackie Chan said is very objective, he hopes that Chinese people continually improve themselves in order to stand firm among the nations of the world. If we can’t face our own bad habits now, then which generation should we expect to give up those bad habits?

网易山东滨州网友/(from Binzhou, Shandong)
How can Jackie Chan be regard as a Chinese? His statement embarrassed Chinese all over the world. Anyway, don’t watch any Jackie Chan’s movies anymore.

网易广东中山网友/(from Zhongshan, Guangdong)
Brother Chan is really brave, it requires a lot of courage to say something about politics. He dared to make this statement, truly is a hero.

网易澳大利亚网友/(from Australia)
Make some sense! Nowadays a lot of Chinese don’t dare to face their own defect, government and normal citizens, too much impulsiveness.

网易广东惠州网友/(from Huizhou, Guangdong)
I agree with Jackie Chan, we all know by heart, it is actually the truth.

网易重庆网友/(from Chongqing)
I think he is the one needs to be controlled, he even couldn’t control his mouth. It is no good when you are not well-educated.

网易河北网友/(from Hebei)
I think among those netizens who against Jackie Chan, 80% are kids under 16. Their brains are still in the process of turning mature, so we don’t need to pay too much attention to their comment. As long as they grow up, they will understand what does brother Chan mean.

网易辽宁大连网友/(from Dalian, Liaoning)
Hongkong and Taiwan are really chaotic. Those politicians in Taiwan argued with each other all the time; and all their entertainment programs are using celebrity’s first kisses or sex to get audience. So much chaotic.

网易北京西城网友/(from Beijing)
If the entire Chinese are like Americans, sell something like guns, then China will become a hell. Why the people nowadays can’t figure this out? If 1.3 billion Chinese are as open as Americans, then what will be the consequence? We need to see the big picture; I think Jackie Chan is right.

网易福建网友/(from Fujian)
If Chinese people do not face up to our own shortcomings and inadequacies, I think China will sooner or later become a colony of Japan. A group of idiots, which point Jackie Chan stated was wrong? Chinese people are really inadequate in this aspect, nothing to be complaint about. With so many defects but afraid to be found out by others, this is really ridiculous!

网易云南昆明网友/(from Kunming, Yunnan)
There are two kinds of people in China, citizens and government officials. I’d like to ask brother Chan, should it be officials control the citizens or citizens control the officials?
If officials control the citizens, then who’s gonna control the officials?
If citizens control the officials, then how to control? Is it even possible?
If both of them need to be controlled, then controlled by who?
Or we all let you brother Chan control us, let you become China NO.1, are you satisfied?

Comments from tianya.cn

指鹿为鹿
Jackie Chan always positions himself as a patriotic. (His) Kung fu shows Chinese’s power and moral integrity, why he starts to speak ill of Chinese people?
If that’s the case, when think of brother Chan’s fighting back to evil force, does it also represent of having too much freedom?
His statement of Chinese doesn’t deserve freedom and should be controlled; this is a public insult for Chinese people. Since Chinese people need to be controlled, then does this mean we need to be controlled by non-Chinese?
Jackie Chan, you are not allowed to insult China and Chinese people! Just mind your own business as a special zone citizen!

zp82724
Let me tell you why Jackie Chan said this, it is because he is rich, which is equivalent to those dignitaries. He fears chaos!
If he was poor, if he is an exploitee, would he still talk like that?

lz545
I’m indeed speechless when hearing this kind of statement from Jackie Chan.

floorle
Does this mean Jackie Chan want to be an official?

libieyu1982
Whether this news is true or not, Jackie Chan has fought his way aboard, which also is a true fact that he never loses our Chinese people’s face. Besides, it not excessive to give this kind of statement at his age.

老外也用妇炎洁
A native who has taken Singapore nationality is giving a lesson of patriotism to the Chinese people……

dhp0448
Why not just let it go? He is a celebrity, so has to behave as a celebrity, and has to say something impressive in order to get supports by others. We need to know that Jackie Chan is not well educated, and his speech is written by others. It’s not all his fault.
Nothing is easier than fault-finding. He is just a celebrity, so his words have to have somewhat advertising effect.

linden1012
Jackie Chan is just a punk, but he is really a patriotic punk!
Please put the spirit of entertainment in your mind. Don’t take it too serious!

ljftp
He has already settled down his family in a free country. And then he came here to dust the eye of us.
Whether it is good to have freedom or not has nothing to be argued with. The only question is where you want to go, a place with freedom or a place with despotism.

mlpnkobjiv
Brother Chan, you said that it is no good for Chinese people to have freedom, and Chinese people should be controlled, then I would like to ask you that would you like to be controlled? To be controlled as an normal Chinese citizen?
Chan make his influence to normal citizens as a tribute to governor, this kind of statement has surely put himself right on a flunky’s position.

玉面小白龙n
I can’t understand why everybody wants Jackie Chen to think and behave the same as he does. That is his opinion, if you don’t agree with him, you’re free to express your own point of view. It’s meaningless to humiliate his personal dignity.

天佑先知
It is clearly that Chan’s got more brawn than brains. What did he mean by saying “Chinese people need to be controlled”? Are Chinese people worse than foreigners? Are Chinese people Inferior to foreigners? Don’t forget that you are Chinese too. The freedom Chinese people have is already so negligible, and he still says bullshit like this.

荣辱观
Jackie Chan makes political comments frequently in recent years. As a celebrity, does he want to be the second Schwarzenegger?

老子拍死你
Jackie Chan, although I don’t agree with you, I fight to death to defend your right to free speech!

tabitha1985
To some degree, I agree with Jackie Chan. Hongkong and Taiwan governments have been kidnapped by so called democracy and freedom. Let’s imagine if we are free like them, how chaotic China would be with a population of 1.3 billion?

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