Chinese authorities are investigating whether one of China's top film directors has fathered seven children in violation of the country's strict family planning laws, state media and a local official said Thursday.
Media reports circulated online this week that Zhang Yimou, who is also known as the architect of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, has seven children from his two marriages and from relationships with two other women.
"We are trying to confirm the online rumors," said a woman at the general office of Wuxi city's family planning committee, a department under the municipal government. The woman, who declined to identify herself as is customary among Chinese officials, said she could not reveal any other information until authorities had finished investigating.
Zhang, 61, could face a fine of up to 160 million yuan (US$26 million), which is twice his estimated annual income, said the People's Daily newspaper, the Communist Party mouthpiece. Full story...
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Media reports circulated online this week that Zhang Yimou, who is also known as the architect of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, has seven children from his two marriages and from relationships with two other women.
"We are trying to confirm the online rumors," said a woman at the general office of Wuxi city's family planning committee, a department under the municipal government. The woman, who declined to identify herself as is customary among Chinese officials, said she could not reveal any other information until authorities had finished investigating.
Zhang, 61, could face a fine of up to 160 million yuan (US$26 million), which is twice his estimated annual income, said the People's Daily newspaper, the Communist Party mouthpiece. Full story...
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