In Vietnam, Medical Charity Uninvites Action Star Jackie Chan After Netizens Call for Boycott

In Vietnam, Medical Charity Uninvites Action Star Jackie Chan After Netizens Call for Boycott
William Magee (L), co-founder of Operation Smile Foundation speaks next to Jackie Chan, ambassador for Operation Smile, during a press conference marking the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam, in Hanoi on Nov. 4, 2009. Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Territorial disputes in the South China Sea became the center of a social media outcry, prompting an international medical charity to uninvite Hong Kong-born movie star Jackie Chan from its anniversary celebration scheduled for Nov. 11.

The charity involved was the Vietnam branch of Operation Smile, a charity organization that provides free surgeries for children and young adults in developing countries who are born with dental and facial disfigurement. Chan is an ambassador for the charity.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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