Actor Chris Lee Proudly Declares He Is Taiwanese With Bold T-Shirt & Netizens Are Loving Him For It
Talk about statement-making fashion in a time when celebs are getting called out for supposedly being pro-Taiwan or pro-Hongkong independence.
These days, one’s social media account is pretty much a ticking time bomb. You never know when you might post something — or have already posted something — that might trigger the wrath of netizens eager to cancel people.
Recently, a lot of celebs have come under fire on the Chinese internet for supposedly displaying a pro-Hongkong or pro-Taiwan independence stance.
Sometimes, the ‘evidence’ is based on semantics: For example, Myolie Wu got into trouble for referring to China as “China” instead of “the Mainland”, and Dee Hsu lost multiple endorsement deals after calling the Taiwanese Olympians “our national athletes”.
Even Janine Chang’s 11-year-old master’s thesis, in which she mentioned Taiwan as “my country”, was not spared.
With all that’s been going on, Taiwanese model-actor Chris Lee, whom Singaporeans would recognise from Mediacorp productions such as Scrum!, Trapped Minds and Patisserie Fighting, can only be described as incredibly brave (or incredibly daft, depending on which side of the fence you are on) thanks to his crystal clear declaration of his beliefs.
Chris in Scrum! with Felicia Chin and Jeffrey Xu
At the press conference for Patisserie Fighting, which also starred Kit Chan
With Trapped Minds co-star Ann Kok
On Wednesday (Sep 8), the 39-year-old uploaded a photo of himself proudly wearing a T-shirt with the word “Taiwanese” emblazoned on it in bold red capital letters (see below).
“I am Taiwanese,” he declared. “Picture paints a thousand words. T-shirt shows my dignity. (sic)”
He also added the hashtags: “Stand tall and go forward”, “You only have one life”, and the rather self-deprecating “I’m not popular anyway”.
Chris’ post was well-received by his fellow Taiwanese, including public figures like Kaohsiung city councilor Kao Min-lin, actress Jean Kuo, and television presenter Chen Chia-hsing aka Jiao Tang Ge Ge.
“There are very few artistes who say they are Taiwanese. You are cool and brave, and you even took the Medigen COVID vaccine. You’re super cool and you have a brain,” gushed one netizen.
Another praised Chris for his “straightforwardness” and the fact that he basically didn’t sell his soul for the renminbi, adding, “We are all Taiwanese and we should be proud of it!”
Looks like he even has the tee in multiple colours
As it turns out, this isn’t the first time Chris has been so outspoken when it comes to political matters.
A scroll through his Instagram page shows a message he directed at World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in April 2020 that reads, “I’m from Taiwan. I’m not racist. SHAME ON YOU.”
Back then, Dr Tedros claimed he was being subjected to racist attacks originating from Taiwan. Former Fahrenheit member Aaron Yan also responded to the accusations, albeit in a, um, harsher manner compared to Chris.
Still, we think Chris can be good friends with Chapman To and Anthony Wong.
He’s not afraid to bare his soul
Photos: Chris Lee/Instagram
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