Movie star Jackie Chan, the Chinese kung fu aficionado who has appeared in more than 150 films, is taking loads of flak for posts on Chinese social media. Chan first riled Chinese netizens when he posted a photo of a picturesque Beijing skyline with the caption, “I took the picture myself. Who says Beijing doesn’t have blue sky? Look how blue the sky is and how green the land is.” Beijing, you may recall, set records for air pollution earlier this year, so it rubbed some people the wrong way that Chan lauded the city’s crystal-clear air.
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Jackie Chan Pummeled on Chinese Social Media
Posted by: David Vranicar August 7, 2013 03:49 PMMovie star Jackie Chan, the Chinese kung fu aficionado who has appeared in more than 150 films, is taking loads of flak for posts on Chinese social media. Chan first riled Chinese netizens when he posted a photo of a picturesque Beijing skyline with the caption, “I took the picture myself. Who says Beijing doesn’t have blue sky? Look how blue the sky is and how green the land is.” Beijing, you may recall, set records for air pollution earlier this year, so it rubbed some people the wrong way that Chan lauded the city’s crystal-clear air.