The trip is part of his duties as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund.
UNICEF said Wednesday Chan is taking part in a performance by more than 3,500 martial arts students in the Timorese capital of Dili. He is also meeting young people across the tiny South-East Asian country, which saw a surge in violent clashes in 2006 and attacks earlier this year that left the Timorese president injured.
Chan has been a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 2004.
Jackie Chan invited the people of East Timor to send him their scripts for action comedy films as he wrapped up a UN goodwill visit yesterday to promote peace in the young nation. “I already told the government people [to] please send me some scripts,” Chan said. Martial arts are extremely popular in East Timor, but analysts say violence by martial arts groups, which often double as street gangs, is a threat to stability. Agence France-Presse