Jackie Chan visits Cuban embassy in China with CCP official to donate face masks

The well-known actor and martial artist Jackie Chan visited the Cuban Embassy in China, where he promised to send one million sanitary masks to the island and visit the Caribbean country, reported Carlos M. Pereira, representative of the Havana regime in the Asian giant, on Monday.

"An immense honor to receive renowned artist Jackie Chan (Chen Long), accompanied Chanhar Institute Chairman and Vice Chairman of the CCPCh [Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference] Foreign Affairs Committee Dr. Han Fangming," Ambassador Pereira tweeted.

Along with several photographs of Chang with officials of the diplomatic headquarters, the representative of the Cuban regime explained that the embassy extended a "warm welcome from our collective to an artist who has earned the affection and admiration of the Cuban people."

Un inmenso honor recibir al reconocido artista Jackie Chan (Chen Long), acompañado Pte Instituto Chanhar y vicepte Comité Asuntos Exteriores CCPCh Dr. Han Fangming. Calurosa bienvenida por parte nuestro colectivo a un artista se ha ganado el cariño y admiración pueblo cubano. pic.twitter.com/mho6OZ2u33

— Carlos M. Pereira (@cmphcuba) April 11, 2022

According to the ambassador, Han Fangming and Jackie Chan expressed "admiration" for the Cuban regime, "its history and culture, and their desire to strengthen cultural ties with our country."

Jackie Chan, who is also president of the Culture and Peace Committee of the Chanhar Institute and ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), announced a "forthcoming donation of one million masks" to Cuba to support the fight against HIV/AIDS.

According to Carlos M. Pereira, Chang "confirmed his admiration for Cuba and his desire to visit the island as soon as possible and carry out several projects we are already working on."

Chan Kong-sang, born in Hong Kong in 1954 and known by his stage name Jackie Chan, is a martial artist, comedian, singer, actor, acrobat, stuntman, and filmmaker. Despite being famous for his kung-fu comedies, Chang has been questioned for his pro-Chinese communist regime policies and misguided views on human rights.

"I don't know if it's better to have freedom or not to have freedom. If you are too free, you end up like Hong Kong now... which can become very chaotic and could end up like Taiwan. We Chinese need to be controlled," Chang told a creative industries forum in China in 2009.

In 2012 the actor and Kung Fu star sparked outrage on the internet after publishing an interview where he criticized that allegedly "Hong Kong has become a city of protest. We rebuke China and its leaders. We rebuke everything we want and we protest against everything."

"Authorities should stipulate what issues people can protest about and what issues they are not allowed to protest about," Chang added, according to a Global Voices report.