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Jackie Chan Comments Spark Online Backlash

in News on April 20, 2009 at 1:53 pm PT

The actor’s statement at the Boao Forum Saturday that Chinese people “need to be controlled,” followed with his comments favoring Japanese TVs over Chinese brands, drew quick condemnation over the weekend from politicians in Hong Kong and Taiwan. His words also were widely carried in the Western media and blogosphere.