베일은 지난 주 중국 동부에서 열성적인 인권 운동가 천광천 변호사를 방문했으나 공안에 의해 육체적인 제지당했다. 공안과의 실랑이는 베일과 동행하고 있던 CNN 스태프에 의해 녹화됐다.
당혹스러웠냐는 질문에 중국 외무부 대변인 리우는 21일(현지시간) "당혹스러워야 할 것은 우리가 아니라 그 영화배우여야 한다고 생각한다"며 답했다.
그러면서 그는 베일이 장이머우 감독의 초대로 영화 '진릉의 13소녀' 시사회에 참석하러 온 것이지 뉴스거리를 만들어내거나 특정 마을에서 영상을 찍으러 온 것이 아니지 않냐고 말했다.
(원문기사)
China says Christian Bale should feel embarrassed
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese government spokesman says Christian Bale should feel embarrassed for trying to visit an activist while he was in the country to promote a movie that China has submitted for an Oscar.
Bale was physically stopped by government-backed guards from visiting blind activist Chen Guangcheng in eastern China last week. A CNN crew he was traveling with recorded the scuffle.
Asked whether the publicity has been embarrassing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said Wednesday he thought the actor should feel embarrassed not China.
He says the actor was invited by director Zhang Yimou to attend the opening ceremony of the film "The Flowers of War."
Lui said: "He was not invited to fabricate news or shoot films in a certain village."
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