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Jackie Chan: China’s national hero turns 70

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Published: April 7th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Jackie Chan on the red carpet of the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia in December 2022.

Last month, a photo of Jackie Chan went viral on China’s social media channels. Netizens commented on the picture, which was taken at an event in Sichuan province, that the actor had aged shockingly. The once so vital action hero is only human, users who grew up with his films wrote. Jackie Chan celebrates his 70th birthday today. His imperturbable smile in the photo dispels the worries of his fans. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar magazine in January, he said he still had a lot planned. At least ten more films are in the pipeline, including the fourth installment of the unstoppable „Karate Kid“ series.

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