Wu Chun Photo: VCG

Bruneian actor and singer, Wu Chun, said that he has been planning to send his children to China for further long-term education after considering the outcome of the country's top COVID-19 control policies. The decision was welcomed by his fans in China on social media.

In the latest episode of the Star Moon Talk Show, an online celebrity talk show in China, Wu said that he and his wife have decided to bring their children to China rather than to Australia, where Wu spent his college years, after comparing the current state of the pandemic in both countries.

"We've changed our minds after the whole pandemic thing as we believe that it will be a better direction for our children to study in China," Wu said in the interview.

"I think it is important to let our kids experience our Chinese culture, as well as to learn the language," said the Brunei-born actor, whose family migrated to Brunei from East China's Anhui Province, adding that his children made massive progress in Chinese language by just staying a month in the mainland.

The 43-year-old is a hit among Chinese fans for featuring in numerous Chinese TV series and his role in a male singing group. The hashtag "Wu Chun plans to take his children to China for further education" has gained 180 million views on China's Sina Weibo as of Tuesday evening.

Many fans in China expressed their excitement on social media with some saying: "China has good education resources and is also a safe place."

After his debut in Taiwan as a singer in 2005, Wu also appeared in many TV dramas, such as Romantic Princess and Tokyo Juliet, and has gained massive numbers of fans, in both Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, since then.

In September 2021, Wu announced through a post on Sina Weibo that his whole family has received COVID-19 vaccines from China. His post came after a 100,000 doses of Sinopharm's vaccine donated by the Chinese government arrived in Brunei in October 2021.