Chinese movie star Jackie Chan in push for law to ‘protect national dignity’
Proposal to top advisory body follows series of cases of Chinese posing in Japanese wartime uniforms
Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan is one of a group of top Chinese political advisers calling for a law to “protect national integrity and dignity”, after a string of cases of Chinese showing Japan’s wartime military in a positive light.
The call came as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi labelled people who were “psychologically Japanese” as “degenerates”.
The proposal from 38 arts members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference suggests making “advocacy for Japanese militarism, fascism, and Bushido spirit” a punishable offence under criminal law.
“Publicly insulting national heroes and revolutionary martyrs” would also be subject to penalties, Jiefang Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party’s Shanghai committee, reported on Friday.
Bushido refers to the Japanese samurai code of honour and loyalty to the master and nation.