Zhao Lixin, a veteran actor who once became popular for variety shows, was born in the sixties of the last century, was admitted to the ** Drama Academy in 1986, and made his debut in 2001 by participating in the TV series "Towards the Republic".
However, his remarks have caused widespread controversy in recent days.
On social platforms, his remarks were interpreted as "whitewashing" the aggression of Japan, Britain and France against our country, which triggered criticism from the "Ziguang Pavilion" and the "Communist Youth League".
These remarks raise questions about his views and make us reflect on how he should be more cautious and responsible for his remarks as a public figure.
Zhao Lixin, a Swedish-Chinese actor, is the starring role of my country's first modern historical drama "Towards the Republic".
In the second year of entering Chinese opera, Zhao Lixin was sent to Russia with excellent results, where he obtained a master's degree in acting.
After completing his studies, he did not immediately return to his home country or stay in Russia, but went to Sweden, became a Swedish citizen, and became a theater actor.
The success of "Towards the Republic" has made him one of the classics in the history of Chinese film and television dramas.
Zhao Lixin is a person who only returned to the motherland in the new century and devoted himself to the film and television industry.
He got a lot of excellent resources after "Towards the Republic", including "Ming Dynasty", "Blood Agarwood", "Xinhai Revolution", "Open the World" in the early years, and in recent years, "Embroidered Spring Knife", "The Legend of Miyue", "I Am Not Pan Jinlian", "Fanghua" and other big dramas.
However, despite having these excellent resources, he didn't get much attention until the audience started noticing him, and he was in his 40s.
In 2017, 49-year-old Zhao Lixin participated in the variety show "Seeing Words Like Faces Season 2" and successfully obtained a certain amount of **.
This experience gave him the first taste of the charm of variety shows, so in the second year, he signed up for the recording of "Sound Immersion", and quickly became popular.
In this show, Zhao Lixin voiced the movies "Blue Bridge" and "Kung Fu Panda", and he was able to switch between English, German, French and Spanish with ease, which was emotionally rich and lifelike, so he immediately won a large number of young fans.
As his fame grew, so did the praise, and he was soon hailed as an "old drama bone".
At this time, his acting career reached its peak, with continuous film appointments and unlimited scenery.
A news posted by Zhao Lixin on social ** has aroused widespread public attention.
He once said: "Why did the British and French forces burn down the Old Summer Palace? ”
This dynamic was interpreted as a justification of aggression, so he was subjected to **.
Although fans were looking forward to his new work, his remarks dropped a "bomb" on the field.
And what about the Forbidden City? Did you forget or didn't bring flint and steel? ”
This sentence immediately sparked deep thought among netizens, and the words were full of ridicule and "whitewashing" intentions for the actions of the British and French forces.
Zhao Lixin recently published two tweets about Japan's invasion of Beijing, China, which sparked a lot of debate among netizens.
The first tweet read: Why didn't the Japanese take the cultural relics in the Forbidden City and burn it down after eight years of occupation of Beijing? Is this in line with the nature of the aggressor?
The content of the second tweet reads: He praised the "good deeds" of the Japanese invaders and "washed the ground" for the criminal acts of Japanese aggression against our country.
In these two tweets, Zhao Lixin tried to justify Japan's aggression against our country by questioning and praising the "good deeds" of the Japanese invaders.
However, these remarks caused disgust among a large number of netizens.
They pointed out that Zhao Lixin was justifying Japan's aggression against China, which was obviously inappropriate.
Therefore, we need to be more cautious about historical issues.
We need to look at historical events objectively and impartially, and we cannot arbitrarily justify the aggressor.
At the same time, we also need to strengthen history education so that more people can understand history and cherish peace.
Zhao Lixin's remarks were accused of whitewashing, and netizens condemned them one after another.
The anti-cult organization pointed out that Japan had robbed and destroyed countless cultural relics in our country, including the Forbidden City, during the war of aggression against China.
Ziguangge and the Communist Youth League** also criticized Zhao Lixin's inappropriate remarks.
Zhao Lixin is a Swedish-Chinese, and he said on social ** that the only "motherland" in his heart is Sweden, and he misses Sweden, which has aroused questions and controversy among netizens.
After the matter fermented, he deleted the relevant Weibo and posted a letter of apology, but he was not forgiven by everyone.
Subsequently, his social account was cancelled, and the film and television works he participated in before were also affected, and the parts that had time to be broadcast in the future were either hidden or "replaced".
His acting career was also terminated as a result.