Oscar-nominated Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou has been fined 7.48 million yuan ($1.2 million) for breaching China's one-child policy, authorities say.
A letter sent to Zhang by the family planning bureau of Binhu District of Wuxi
City, Jiangsu province in eastern China on Thursday demanded that he pay
a penalty for having two "beyond-the-quota" children.
The letter was posted on the district's official account on sina weibo. China's Twitter-like microblogging service.
The fine comes after Zhang apologized in an open letter for his "excessive children" in December. He and his wife, Chen Ting, admitted to having two sons and a daughter.
"As a film director, it
takes a lot of efforts and good movies for people to remember you, but
having excessive children had ruined it all," he said, according to
Xinhua, China's state news agency. "I sincerely apologize to everyone on
my 'excessive children' case. I admit it's my mistake and I won't blame
others for it."
"I will learn my lessons, and I'm willing to cooperate with any investigation from family planning commission," Zhang said.
Local officials in
Jiangsu province calculated the fine based on the couple's combined
annual income, the document stated. Nine investigation teams had been
sent to "collect evidence" since November.
The couple have to pay the fine within 30 days of receiving the letter, local authorities added.
Zhang's case comes after China adopted new rules to ease its one-child policy in December.
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