Martial arts star Jackie Chan wants to join the Chinese Communist Party, but China doesn’t want him
- The actor told a film symposium how much he loved the Communist Party, but in China, many said he was not worthy of membership due to alleged moral failings
- Chan’s comments were further proof to people outside China he is anti-democracy and is a cheerleader for Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong
Chan expressed his interest in membership at a symposium organised by the China Film Association last Thursday in Beijing. In a video published by M Video News, an outlet under state broadcaster Central China Television, Chan told a crowd of attendees at the symposium that when he’s abroad, he often says that he’s “proud of being Chinese”.
“I also envy that you are Communist Party members, I think the Communist Party is just great, what the Communist Party says, what they promised, will always be delivered within a few decades,” he said.
“I want to be a Communist Party member, thank you,” he added, smiling, to thunderous clapping.
However, his comments were quickly met with mockery on Weibo, with users saying he’s unworthy of party membership.
