By Art Vandelay
OTTAWA — Following recent visa policy modifications, Mark Roswell, popularly known in China as celebrity ‘crosstalk’ performer Dashan, was denied an F visa extension Thursday, prompting a YouTube response in which the Canadian citizen told Beijing to “cut the shit already.”
Broadcasting on his YouTube channel from Ottawa, Roswell scripted a segment similar to his unpopular language learning program on CCTV9. “Welcome to today’s show,” brooded Roswell. “I’m your host, Canadian Mark Roswell, otherwise known as Mark Roswell, from Canada. Today we’re talking about attitude problems.”
Roswell slammed the unfairness of the sudden changes in China’s visa policies which have for decades allowed foreigners, otherwise unloved and unwanted back home, to live in China as perpetual vacationers without the need for real jobs. “They’ve taken that away from me,” Roswell told China Daily Show via QQ
Roswell sprang to fame in 1988 after his performance as Dashan in the skit, ‘Ye Gui,’ was seen by 550 million viewers. The Chinese people immediately fell in love with his big eyes, sexy hair, expressive facial features and aura of cleverness.
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