Veteran Taiwanese artist Fang Fang: I'm not afraid of it!
[Global Times reporter Yu Ming] Fang Fang, a senior Taiwanese artist, was besieged by some people on the island for his remarks in support of reunification.
According to a report by the pro-green Liberty Times on the 18th, Fang Fang said in an interview with mainland media, "The way to make Taiwan return to its former beauty is very simple, that is, the reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the parents of the motherland will take care of these children." .
She also said, "I want to talk about the way we manage children. If a child is reasonable, you can listen to it; if a child is unreasonable, sometimes it is really hard to slap him."
According to the report, Fang Fang opened a Douyin account in November 2021, revealing that she has moved to the mainland for a period of time; in December last year, she posted a video showing her "mainland resident ID card", "I am a Chinese citizen, just like everyone else. ID card."
Sharp-eyed Taiwanese netizens found out that Fang Fang was not really naturalized in the mainland, but received the same residence permit as Huang An, and could also enjoy Taiwan's health insurance (medical insurance).
In response to a Taiwanese netizen asking her to cut off her health insurance card, Fang Fang retorted, "I don't care at all, the health insurance card was not gifted to me by you, why do you want me to cut it off, I will cut it off, I still care about you, and it is rare you?"
On New Year's Day this year, Fang Fang posted a video of her watching the flag-raising ceremony in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
With tears in her eyes, she said that she had fulfilled her parents' wishes. At the end, she held her residence permit and looked into the distance with the text "I have no regrets in this life to enter China, and I will be a Chinese in the next life."
"Freedom Times" quoted Liu Shijie, director of the "Time Power" International Center, as attacking Fang Fang on the 18th, "Some shameless people really need to slap twice to wake up."
On the 18th, Chen Shizhong, commander of the Taiwan Epidemic Prevention Command Center, also said, "You don't need to cut off your health insurance card, just don't see (disease)."
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council stated that public figures who landed on the ground should not cooperate with United Front propaganda and make remarks that hurt Taiwan's dignity. If they violate the law, they will be dealt with according to law.
Fang Fang responded on the 18th, "I live to this age, don't I know that what I do will definitely be criticized and suppressed by the green media? But I must not back down before the big right! I'm not afraid!" She said that the current Chinese are When you are the happiest and most dignified, don't deceive the people of Taiwan by slandering China!
All of us are Chinese!
Only with the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will there be hope for future children and grandchildren!
Fang Fang, whose real name is Zhou Zhengfang, was born in Taiwan in May 1954 and is native of Quanjiao County, Anhui Province. She is known as the "Taiwan Variety Show Sister" and has won the "Golden Bell Award" for Best Actress and Best Host Award.
Some media people on the island have analyzed that many Taiwanese artists, including Jiao Enjun, Xin Xiaoqi, Ruby Lin and Huo Jianhua, have stated that they are Chinese nationals.
Fang Fang is regarded as the "Golden Bell", and his remarks are indicative.
On the one hand, the shrinking of Taiwan's entertainment industry is obvious. It is a very natural phenomenon for artists to develop in the mainland. Of course, the driving force is economic factors, but on the other hand, Fang Fang does have Chinese feelings.
She once mentioned that when she was a child, her father would put two extra sets of tableware and chopsticks for her grandparents during the Chinese New Year, and at the same time told her to always remember her hometown.
Media people specifically mentioned that mainland audiences have strict requirements on whether artists are patriotic.
"United Daily News" believes that behind the artist's high-profile statement, "is the transfer of the market's right to speak."
"Fang Fang has the freedom to identify," said a commentary in the China Times Electronic News. Fang Fang once performed on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala. During the interview, she shared the story of her elderly father after visiting relatives in the open, letting Chinese people all over the world know that "cross-strait blood is thicker than Water is part of the Chinese nation."