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Film director Zhang Yimou apologises for breaching China's one-child policy | Film director Zhang Yimou apologises for breaching China's one-child policy |
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The acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou has admitted he and his wife have three children, after authorities summoned his agent amid speculation he had violated China's one-child policy and fathered seven children. | The acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou has admitted he and his wife have three children, after authorities summoned his agent amid speculation he had violated China's one-child policy and fathered seven children. |
In a statement posted on the verified Weibo account of Zhang's office late on Sunday, the director of epics Hero and House of Flying Daggers apologised for his actions. | In a statement posted on the verified Weibo account of Zhang's office late on Sunday, the director of epics Hero and House of Flying Daggers apologised for his actions. |
He said he was co-operating with family planning authorities in the eastern city of Wuxi and would accept any punishment. | He said he was co-operating with family planning authorities in the eastern city of Wuxi and would accept any punishment. |
"Zhang Yimou and his wife Chen Ting confirm that they have two sons and a daughter," the Weibo post read. "For the negative consequences of my actions, I would like to express to the public my heart-felt apologies." | |
The official Xinhua news agency reported last week that Wuxi authorities would question Zhang's agent after the director went missing. | The official Xinhua news agency reported last week that Wuxi authorities would question Zhang's agent after the director went missing. |
In May, online reports surfaced that Zhang, who staged the dazzling Beijing Olympics opening ceremony in 2008, had at least seven children and could be liable for a 160m yuan (£16m) fine, Xinhua said. | In May, online reports surfaced that Zhang, who staged the dazzling Beijing Olympics opening ceremony in 2008, had at least seven children and could be liable for a 160m yuan (£16m) fine, Xinhua said. |
Authorities said they were unable to locate Zhang and had dispatched teams to track down the director and his wife, Chen Ting. | Authorities said they were unable to locate Zhang and had dispatched teams to track down the director and his wife, Chen Ting. |
Zhang, 61, was once the bad boy of Chinese cinema, his movies banned at home but popular overseas. He has since become a darling of the ruling Communist party, while long being a subject of tabloid gossip for alleged trysts with his actresses. | Zhang, 61, was once the bad boy of Chinese cinema, his movies banned at home but popular overseas. He has since become a darling of the ruling Communist party, while long being a subject of tabloid gossip for alleged trysts with his actresses. |
The government said last week it would allow couples to have a second child if one of the parents was an only child. It was the most significant relaxation of its population control regime in nearly three decades. | The government said last week it would allow couples to have a second child if one of the parents was an only child. It was the most significant relaxation of its population control regime in nearly three decades. |
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