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Reactions to Jackie Chan's views of freedom in China

Kung fu movie-star Jackie Chan stirred up international outrage and accusations of racism Saturday with his comment that the Chinese people can't handle too much freedom. According to Jackie: "I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not," Chan said... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Apr 22 2009

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