"Even If I Can't Make Money, This Is My Position"... Taiwanese Actor's First Pitch Canceled After Waving China's Five-Star Red Flag

At Tiananmen Square: "Happy National Day, everyone"
Team: "First pitch canceled due to actor's health"
Visits the Great Wall in Beijing on the day of the scheduled first pitch

A famous actor from Taiwan was dropped from a ceremonial first-pitch event in Taiwanese professional baseball after posting a video of himself waving the five-star red flag in Beijing's Tiananmen Square for China's National Day.

According to local media, including the state-run Global Times, on October 8, Taiwanese actor and singer Wu Qilong posted a video on his social media account on October 1 showing him visiting Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Wu Qilong Douyin.

In the video, Wu Qilong held the five-star red flag and celebrated National Day, China's longest holiday, with the caption, "Setting off to find the romance unique to Chinese people."

However, the day after the video was posted, on October 2, it was announced that his scheduled ceremonial first-pitch appearance in Taiwan had been canceled. Wu Qilong had originally been set to throw the first pitch at a Taiwanese professional baseball game on October 4. The team cited health problems as the reason for the cancellation.

Some in Taiwan questioned whether the video of him waving the Chinese flag had influenced the cancellation. The team gave no reason for the cancellation other than his health problems, and Wu Qilong did not comment on the cancellation either.

However, on October 4, the day he was scheduled to throw the first pitch, Wu Qilong posted a video of himself visiting the Great Wall of China in Beijing. Some Taiwanese media outlets said this appeared to conflict with the explanation that the appearance had been canceled due to health problems.

Nicky Wu on Douyin.

Wu Qilong later posted a video on October 6 showing him visiting the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing, and spoke positively about China's improving living standards and growing number of tourists.

One Chinese internet user commented on the video, "If you want to make money in mainland China, you have to firmly maintain this position." He replied, "Even if I can't make money, this is my position."

Born in Taiwan in 1970, Wu Qilong debuted as a member of an idol group in the late 1980s. He has since worked as an actor and singer in both China and Taiwan.

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