Activists are calling on the Oscars to revoke the invitation of Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen to be a presenter at the upcoming Academy Awards due to his ties with the Chinese communist regime and remarks he has made against the Hong Kong democracy movement.
A Change.org petition for Yen’s removal from the Oscars’ presenter list amassed tens of thousands of signatures within days.
Tang Weixiong, a Hong Kong resident who has immigrated to Taiwan, launched the petition, which calls out Yen for being “a supporter of the Chinese Communist regime and has made several remarks in support of the Chinese government’s policies, including supporting the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and accusing Hong Kong protesters of being rioters.”…