The China Post
Date: July 17, 2016
By: CNA
TAIPEI — Premier Lin Chuan (林全) has said that actors and actresses should be allowed to act
Premier Lin Chuan (林全) has said that actors and actresses should be allowed to act in movies without “political factors” getting in the way, in response to an incident in which a Taiwanese actor lost his place in a Chinese film over his “vague” political views about China. (CNA)
in movies without “political factors” getting in the way, in response to an incident in which a Taiwanese actor lost his place in a Chinese film over his “vague” political views about China.
Actors and actresses should be judged only by how well they act, Lin said, adding that he hopes the case involving Taiwanese actor Leon Dai (戴立忍) being dropped from the Chinese film over his political stance will not become a regular occurrence.
Dai, the lead actor in the film “No Other Love” (沒有別的愛) directed by Chinese actress Zhao Wei (趙薇), was booted from the production by its investors for his vague positions on whether “Taiwan is part of China” and whether he believes he “is Chinese.”
In a post on his Sina Weibo account Friday, Dai said he had “never joined any political party nor any political organization” and he had “never supported Taiwan independence.” [FULL STORY]
