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Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan (Chan Kong-sang) is a Hong Kong-born actor and action choreographer best known for his role as Detective Inspector Lee in Rush Hour. He is notable for bringing humour to martial arts movies and, over the course of appearing in more than 150 films, has become one of the only actors to perform all of his own stunts. Chan, an ambassador for UNICEF/UNAIDS, has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An operatically trained vocalist, Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.
Anger after Jackie Chan caught using military car in Beijing
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Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan was widely condemned by Chinese netizens after he was caught using a military car in Beijing.
In several photos posted on Sina Weibo, China’s twitter-like service, on Friday, a man highly-resembling Chan is seen walking into a parking lot towards a parked black Audi bearing a white military plate. One photo shows Chan standing next to the car while a woman companion holds a door for him.
The revelation came after increasing public anger in China over the abuse of military cars. Despite Chinese Communist Party Chief Xi Jinping’s call to cut waste and end extravagance, people across the country have reported the private use of luxury cars bearing military plates – although some plates have been dismissed as fake by officials.
“Has our military hired Jackie Chan to teach soldiers martial arts?”, said Yu Jianrong, an avid online activist and researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
“This is obviously a movie prop,” commented another blogger sarcastically on Weibo.
“Will Jackie Chan please use his martial arts to reclaim the Diaoyu Islands?” said another.
Many demanded Chan offer an explanation.
“This has almost destroyed my admiration for him,” wrote a fan.
It’s not clear when or where the photo was taken.
Chan's assistant didn't respond to SCMP's request for an interview on Friday.
China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on Thursday that the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) would replace the current military car plates with new ones in May, reported the Southern Metropolis Daily. The effort was aimed at curbing use of fake military plates, said the report.
Jackie Chan’s most recent controversy occurred when he told Phoenix TV that America is the “most corrupt” country in the world.
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Personally I still see him as a movie star, not a politician, if he acts well in his movie I would see it. As for the photo shown, to me, the man does not look like Jackie, since he rides the car on the right side (assuming front seat), that means he was just a passenger getting a lift, not a driver.
Is this just a hoax?
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I still like him as he is good fun! There is nothing wrong using a military vehicle (unless one wants to say the whole Chinese military, the PLA, are illegitimate, which does not stand) unless it can be established that he was using a fake plate or the car was misappriated for private use - if he was a guest an event being sent home by a military friend, that might be fine!
