Jackie Chan criticised online for giving 50,000 copies of his autobiography to disability charity
Claims that it was inappropriate to donate books about able-bodied people, and that the donation may not help people stuck in poverty
Hong Kong martial arts star Jackie Chan’s donation of 50,000 copies of his autobiography to the China Disabled Persons’ Federation has drawn flak from the Chinese public questioning whether it was appropriate.
The Beijing-based charity, which raises awareness about disability, announced the donation of copies of Jackie Chan: Never Grow Up, Only Get Older on Weibo, China’s Twitter, on Thursday.
The book documents Chan’s acting and stuntman career.
Chan hopes “the stories and life experience in the book can bring pleasure and inspiration to people with disabilities”, according to the announcement.
The donation forms part of the federation’s project to help poverty-stricken families with disabilities in rural areas and the midwestern parts of China to read more books, it said.