Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan has long been known to harbor authoritarian and anti-free speech views. Now, the action movie star is calling for other artists to be arrested for art that is deemed insulting to China, particularly in advancing favorable images of the Japanese.  Chan and his 37 other members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference called on then government to punish fellow artists who insult “national integrity and dignity.”  The call follows Chinese artists who wee criticized for showing the Japanese in World War II in a positive light.  This by the way was part of the propaganda issued by the U.S. government against the Japanese. The racist elements are quite evident and shocking.  Hollywood was a critical part in our propaganda efforts during the war.  Now, over 50 years later, Chan and other artists and authors however are seeking to criminalize speech that is viewed as sympathetic or favorable to the Japanese.

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