Calm advised in war of words with HK actor

Cultural and communication professionals say that mainlanders should tone down their verbal attacks against a Hong Kong actor who has angered some netizens with his recent political comments.

The war of words is playing into the hands of people who want to stir up trouble between the mainland and Hong Kong, observers said.

The actor, Chapman To, recently angered mainlanders with several controversial comments online that led some netizens and celebrities to call for a boycott of him and his films.