Pop2it: Culture. Celebrity. With a Twist Follow Zap2it:  Jackie
Chan anti-Americanism? 'Rush Hour' star calls U.S. 'most corrupt
country'  jackie-chan-the-expendables-3.jpgWhen you think of
Jackie Chan you think of his action-packed, and sometimes funny,
movies like "Rush Hour" and "Shanghai Knights." What most
Americans don't know is how political Chan can be. It's a side
of him he doesn't show often in the United States, however he's
very open about it in his native China.  The Washington Post
reports when Chan was interviewed on Chinese television, he
defended China against reports of corruption and compared it to
America, calling the United States, "the most corrupt country in
the world."  When asked to elaborate, Chan blamed the US for the
financial crisis plaguing the world. He then criticized Chinese
who openly badmouth their country and said they should only
complain to each other. "To outsiders, [we should say] 'our
country is the best,'" Chan believes.  Chan isn't new to
controversial political stat