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Editor|Yanwu
In the entertainment industry, there are countless star artists with foreign nationalities, and they are wearing "foreign skins" to make money in China.
But there are also people who are diametrically opposed to them, although they hold foreigners in their hearts, they have a heart for the motherland and safeguard the interests of the country with a Chinese standpoint, which makes people admire.
Who are they, and since they are patriotic, why did they change their nationality?
What did they do to make the countrymen applaud?
1. Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee, who carried forward "Chinese Kung Fu", relied on his own skills to play a wonderful Chinese in the world.
Because of his appearance, foreigners have changed their stereotypes of Chinese, and the roles he played on the screen have also greatly enhanced national self-confidence and the national spirit of the Chinese people.
But such a "descendant of the dragon" is controversial because of his American citizenship.
He was praised for holding up the backbone of a long-suffering Chinese.
There are also people who disdain him, saying that he is just an actor, which is nothing.
But is that really the case?
In the 1940s, while performing in the United States, a Chinese couple gave birth to the world-famous kung fu superstar Bruce Lee.
Because U.S. law stipulates that newborns born in the United States must become U.S. citizens, parents can only accept it in desperation.
But his patriotic father refused to allow Bruce Lee to receive an American education, and soon after he was born, the family returned to Hong Kong.
Although Hong Kong was still under British colonial rule at that time, the traditional Chinese culture still fascinated the young Bruce Lee, and he was even more obsessed with Chinese kung fu.
In order to learn Kung Fu, he worshiped under Ip Man, and with his own talent and persistent training, he cultivated a good martial art, and also laid the foundation for becoming a Chinese Kung Fu superstar in the future.
In the following years, he came to the United States alone to study, and in the days of being in a foreign country, Bruce Lee deeply realized the difficulty of living in the United States.
In this land, foreigners have a deep discrimination against Chinese.
For this reason, they made many films that insulted and insulted China, which made Bruce Lee angry.
Because his father was a famous Cantonese opera artist, Bruce Lee was deeply influenced by traditional Chinese culture and cultivated his deep patriotic feelings.
Bruce Lee, who grew up in such an environment, has a deep sense of identification with China.
Although he holds American citizenship, in his heart, he is a true Chinese with yellow skin and black hair.
Therefore, when he saw the unfair treatment of the Chinese, Bruce Lee vowed to fight for Chinese.
Soon, he set up his own martial arts gym in the United States to teach Chinese Kung Fu.
As more and more Chinese learned, Bruce Lee's fame grew.
In order to let the world see the power of Chinese kung fu, he broke into Hollywood with his own skills.
In the movie, the character played by him breaks the stereotype of foreigners about Chinese people with Chinese kung fu.
In "Jingwumen", when Chen Zhen, played by him, kicked and smashed the plaque that made the Chinese people hate it, this exciting scene also made countless Chinese stand up their backbones and national pride was born.
In "The Dragon Crossing the River", when Bruce Lee knocked foreigners to the ground, it also let the world see the national spirit of Chinese not afraid of power and bullying, and daring to fight to the death.
What he did undoubtedly changed the world's gaze on China.
And how can such Bruce Lee not be a real Chinese.
2. Liu Yifei
Mainland diplomats went so far as to publicly praise her and call her a true "son and daughter of China."
Everyone was surprised and puzzled at the same time, why can an American artist get such a high evaluation?
The release of a "Mulan" once again caused people to question Liu Yifei.
As the most distinctive historical figure in the mainland, how can "Mulan" be played by an American national, which is simply an insult to Chinese culture.
When the matter intensified, and public opinion became louder, mainland diplomats publicly spoke out in support of Liu Yifei at this time.
And this also makes people full of curiosity.
But after her patriotic acts were known to everyone, everyone understood.
It turned out that Liu Yifei was really worthy of the title of "son and daughter of China".
Wenchuan earthquake, she donated millions to the disaster area.
After the Yushu earthquake, she donated another 200,000 yuan.
Jiuzhaigou earthquake, she called on everyone to participate in the rescue and donate 500,000 yuan again.
During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, she took out another 200,000 yuan to participate in the rescue.
Zhengzhou suffered heavy rains, and the entire urbanization became a "sea city", and she once again extended a helping hand to donate millions to help the people in the disaster area.
While caring for the motherland and giving generously, her firm patriotic stance also made everyone deeply admired.
In 2019, a group of outlaws fanned the flames in Hong Kong and caused social unrest.
After Liu Yifei knew about this, he immediately publicly expressed his remarks.
Therefore, it also angered these people to smash the shop she endorsed in Hong Kong, and suffered heavy losses.
But instead of backing down, she firmed her ground.
When everyone learned of this, they were amazed and supported her patriotic behavior.
But some cling to her nationality and slammed her for everything she had done.
However, it is understood that holding American citizenship is not what she wants.
It was a change she made when she was a child because she went to school in the United States with her mother.
But she was 10 years old at the time and had no idea what it meant.
Later, when she tried to change back to Chinese nationality, she was unsuccessful because mainland law explicitly prohibited it.
Although she holds American citizenship, what she does is undoubtedly from the standpoint of Chinese and safeguarding the interests of the motherland.
Although it is a pity that her nationality has not been changed back, her Chinese heart is worthy of everyone's admiration, and she can bear the title of "son and daughter of China" in the mouths of mainland diplomats, which is praised.
3. Jet Li
Speaking of the "Kung Fu Emperor" Jet Li, classic films suddenly crossed the mind and made people remember.
A "Shaolin Temple" made him popular throughout the country, and "Huang Feihong" made him stand firm in the field of film and television.
Later, "Fang Shiyu" and "Jingwu Heroes" even became the benchmark of action movies at home and abroad, and also made him known as the "Kung Fu Emperor".
In addition to these tireless film and television works, the most controversial thing is his nationality.
Because it was difficult to progress when his career encountered a bottleneck, he set his sights on the United States.
In order to go further and smoother on the road of acting, he became an American citizen and broke into Hollywood.
And all this caught everyone off guard.
Who would have thought that China's "Kung Fu Emperor" would become an American in the blink of an eye.
Immediately, he was criticized by countless Chinese people, and the overwhelming invective also drowned him out.
But he has bitter words, because what Jet Li really wants to do is to promote Chinese kung fu to the world and justify it.
But what made him feel unwilling was that even if he became a U.S. citizen, it didn't help him much.
In the eyes of foreigners, yellow skin and black hair are still just an alternative.
On the one hand, there is abuse from the countrymen, and on the other hand, foreigners discriminate, what should I do?
No way, he only gritted his teeth, and the next thing took a turn.
In 2004, a Southeast Asian tsunami swept through Malaysia, and Jet Li's family, who were vacationing here, experienced this horrific scene.
Although he survived the disaster safely, the experience of facing death also made Jet Li make an important decision in his heart.
In 2007, he founded the "One Foundation" non-profit organization.
In order to make it better developed, he chose Singapore, which has the largest number of visa-free countries.
As a result, he changed from American citizenship to Singaporean citizenship.
And this foundation has also been on track under his careful care and has developed to this day.
In the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, One Foundation raised many materials to help the people in the disaster area.
In the 2010 Yushu earthquake, Jet Li went to the front line to participate in the rescue, which was deeply moving.
Under his leadership, One Foundation has helped to help countless people and children in the disaster-stricken areas.
With such a heart for the motherland and the people, who can say that he is not a real Chinese.
In recent years, he has been working hard to restore his Chinese nationality, and has donated tens of billions of assets to do public welfare.
But the mainland had clear rules, so it turned him away many times.
And this has also become the biggest regret in his life.
4. Gong Li
In 1987, with a "Red Sorghum", Gong Li became popular all over the country.
The subsequent filming of "Ju Dou" and "Big Red Lantern Hanging High" won many awards.
And with the release of a "Qiu Ju Lawsuit", she went abroad in one fell swoop and became an international superstar.
Its "domineering side leakage" posture also made countless fans exclaim as "Gong Huang".
But it was such a super actress, but in 2008 he fell into the vortex of public opinion.
The reason is that after she married her Singaporean husband, she also changed her Chinese nationality to Singapore.
And her behavior was also scolded by everyone.
As a Chinese, after becoming famous, she "forgot her ancestors", which made her blamed by the outside world.
To this, she responded that the reason for the change was because of family reasons, but she still cares about the motherland, and changing her nationality does not mean anything.
And People's Daily later also issued a report:
Although there are official media voices, everyone is still deeply suspicious, is this "Gong Huang" still a Chinese?
And what Gong Li did next seemed to be responding to everyone's questions.
In 2018, at the Golden Horse Awards ceremony in Taiwan, a local director "seriously" talked nonsense on stage.
The remarks made many mainland stars deeply angry, and Gong Li, as the award presenter, was blackface the whole time and refused to go on stage to present the award to him.
Although Li An kept inviting Gong Li with an embarrassed look, "Gong Huang" had already made up his mind.
Seeing Gong Li's "domineering" side, the national audience couldn't help but applaud, and it also greatly changed people's impression of her.
In addition to his "rigid" and "hard" style, Gong Li's behavior in the international community is also addictive.
In all the international events she attends, the first thing she says is always "I am a Chinese actor".
Although there was a group of foreigners in the audience, what deeply impressed everyone was that "Gong Huang" spoke with Chinese throughout the process, and the powerful aura could not help but make people look sideways, and also made countless Chinese people praise her.
Although her Singaporean citizenship has made her controversial, what she has done is undoubtedly from a Chinese standpoint, and her patriotism is obvious and deeply admirable.
epilogue
Some people may argue endlessly about their nationality, but in the editor's opinion, as long as the heart is to the motherland and safeguard the national interests and national dignity with a Chinese standpoint, it is worthy of respect and love.
What do you think?