Donnie Yen’s Oscars appearance sparks controversy due to actor’s China Communist Party ties

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Prior to the awards ceremony, a petition demanding for the actor to be replaced as a presenter garnered over 100,000 signatures.

started by Hong Kong activist Henry Tong demanding for the actor to be replaced as a presenter garnered over 100,000 signatures in about a week.

Those who signed the petition shared a number of reasons for the boycott. Many decried Donnie’s ties to China’s ruling party, the China Communist Party.joining China’s top political advisory committee, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference .in February, Donnie described Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests as a “riot” as well, which ruffled quite a few feathers.

He also expressed his displeasure with “Western media” like “the BBC, CNN” for only publishing negative stories about China.While the petition calling for Donnie to be replaced has garnered over 100,000 signatures as of press time, on the same online petition website, ashowing support for Donnie’s Oscars appearance has garnered 13,000 signatures in about three days.

Despite the loud calls against Donnie’s appearance at the Oscars, the actor and his wife, Hong Kong model and former beauty queen

 

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