As we know, there is an old saying in China called "born a Chinese person", which means that as a member of the Chinese nation, we should be proud of our country and nation.
However, when we look closely, we will find some puzzling phenomena - some celebrities born and raised in China choose to give up their Chinese nationality and join other countries when their careers are at their peak.
As soon as this matter was exposed, it immediately sparked a heated discussion on the Internet.
Everyone expressed their bewilderment and indignation - these stars are all famous in China, and the Chinese audience has given them unlimited support and love, but they choose to abandon their nationality when they arrive, which is really unacceptable.
Recently, the state announced the list of the latest "first-class actors", and surprisingly, several old actors who have been controversial for giving up their Chinese nationality, such as Gong Li, Jet Li, Zhang Tielin, etc., are not on the list.
This undoubtedly confirms that their title of "national first-class actor" has been officially revoked.
For a while, this matter was like a bombshell, which exploded in the entertainment industry and society.
People have discussed the reasons why these old drama bones were "removed", what kind of attitude they have on this, and whether there is any inside story in this.
First of all, let's look at the first and well-deserved martial arts superstar, he is Jet Li.
Jet Li, this name is so loud that it is extremely familiar, and almost all Chinese know who he is from childhood to adulthood.
His acting career is brilliant, his representative works include "Shaolin Temple", "Fang Shiyu", "Huo Yuanjia" and so on, almost everyone has one movie, and many people are attracted by Jet Li's superb kung fu and enter the cinema.
In particular, "Shaolin Temple", released in 1982, directly set off a Bruce Lee-style boom, and Jet Li, as the starring actor, also became famous in a war and became famous.
At that time, the ticket price of the movie was only 1 cent, but the movie "Shaolin Temple" sold 160 million at the box office alone, and the number of people who watched it was as high as 1.6 billion!
Such an astronomical box office, not to mention at the time, is also amazing now.
It can be said that without Jet Li and his superb martial arts, there would be no such glory later.
However, when Jet Li was at its peak in China, when everyone was praising his kung fu and wonderful performances, in 1997, Jet Li made an extremely shocking move - he gave up his Chinese nationality and became an American citizen!
As soon as this news came out, it was immediately like a thunderstorm and caused a sensation throughout the country.
People expressed that they couldn't understand why Jet Li made this decision.
When Jet Li's career was in full swing, after he relied on Chinese audiences to earn enough popularity and fame, he chose to abandon his nationality, which was simply a betrayal of the countrymen!
In the face of public opinion's doubts and condemnation, Jet Li choked up: "I feel very wronged, I have never done anything to be sorry for the Chinese nation."
He claims to have always loved China and has not forgotten his Chinese roots.
But this did not convince more people, but some people sarcastically said: "Foreigners don't come to China to make money!"
Jet Li's practice of first making his fortune in China and then choosing a foreign nationality has indeed been criticized.
So, why did Jet Li give up his Chinese nationality?
According to later interviews, Jet Li wanted to enter Hollywood at that time, but it was not easy to develop an artist career in the United States with a Chinese passport, so he chose to become an American citizen to facilitate his better development internationally.
It can be seen that Jet Li's motivation for changing his nationality is mainly out of consideration for developing his own career.
But it is undeniable that this practice has hurt the feelings of countless Chinese audiences.
Unexpectedly, in 2009, Jet Li caused another sensation in the country and announced that he had joined the Singapore nationality!
This time, people were even more shocked and angry.
It is clear that the United States is a movie power, why did Jet Li run to Singapore?
Did Hollywood move to Singapore?
Jet Li explained that the purpose of becoming a Singaporean citizen is to better run his public welfare foundation, but there are still doubts that this is just a ploy he uses to avoid high taxes in the United States.
In any case, Jet Li's two changes to nationality are incomprehensible and make people doubt the quality of him as a person.
After becoming a Singaporean citizen, he also applied to return to China three times, but the Chinese government rejected them.
The current Jet Li is no longer the heroic young actor who won glory for Chinese martial arts, but a middle-aged man who is not even stable about his nationality.
As a result, he was officially removed from the state and lost the honorary title of "national first-class actor".
Back then, Jet Li also said bitterly: "My biggest regret in life is to change my nationality!"
However, it was too late, and as a public figure, his words and deeds will always be remembered by history.
In addition to Jet Li, another veteran actor who was removed for changing his nationality is Zhang Tielin.
I believe that many people will think of the TV series "Huan Zhu Gege" when they see this name, Zhang Tielin's role as Huang Ama in the play is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the image of the emperor who is stern and domineering makes the audience impress him.
Unexpectedly, such a pure Chinese born and raised in China also joined the British nationality a long time ago and became British!
After this incident was exposed, public opinion was in an uproar.
An actor who became popular in Chinese relying on the love of Chinese audiences got work opportunities and high salaries, but he took Chinese money but joined foreign nationality, which is really outrageous!
Faced with doubts, Zhang Tielin explained that he went to the UK to study and fall in love and get married, and obtained British nationality for convenience.
And after becoming a British citizen, he also helped China as a British, so he has always been very patriotic.
However, this explanation is clearly not very convincing.
Zhang Tielin's achievements today are all thanks to the support of the Chinese audience, but he chose to abandon his nationality at a critical moment, which is really sorry for the countrymen who helped him.
Finally, under the pressure of serious moral turpitude and public opinion, Zhang Tielin was also removed from the state and lost the honor of "national first-class actor".
Also because of love changed nationality, there is also the famous actor Siqin Gaova.
Siqingova has established her position in the theater industry through many classic works such as "The Gate of the Mansion" and "Camel Xiangzi", and her acting skills can be described as pure, and she is a well-deserved first-class actor.
But just as Szczynkova's career was in full swing, an encounter changed her life.
It was 1986, Siqingova met a Swiss Chinese musician, Chen Liangsheng, the two fell in love at first sight, and soon entered the palace of marriage.
In order to accompany her husband, Szzynkova chose to move to Switzerland and became a citizen of her husband.
Since then, Szczyngova has ceased to be a Chinese citizen and has become a Swiss.
Many viewers sighed at this, a popular actor who could have continued to shine in his country, but left his homeland for emotional reasons.
Although Szczyngova explained that this was only a personal choice, she was eventually removed from the country and could not continue to enjoy the honor of "national first-class actor".
These cases are emotional, success requires the masses, and winning honor should also give back to society.
But some artists choose to abandon their nationality after reaching the peak, which is undoubtedly a betrayal of the audience and society.
Today's rapid development of China's film and television industry, more and more artists are turning their attention back to China, hoping to regain their former glory.
But we must be reminded that nationality is not child's play, it is related to one's roots and soul.
For example, actress Gong Li, who caused a sensation in the country that year, was also controversial because of her change of nationality.
As one of the earliest international popular movie stars in the history of Chinese film, Gong Li has achieved great achievements with many films such as "Farewell My Concubine" and "Alive", and has twice won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival, and is a well-deserved film queen.
However, at the most brilliant moment of Gong Li's life, she ended her 15-year relationship with director Zhang Yimou.
The breakdown of the relationship between the two can be imagined as a blow to Gong Li.
After that, Gong Li experienced another failed marriage.
The blow of these feelings and the bottleneck of career development made Gong Li frustrated.
At this time, a French man, Michelle, appears and pursues Gong Li.
Gong Li, 54, finally chose to marry the foreign man, who was nearly 20 years younger than herself, and settled in Singapore with her husband, thus giving up her Chinese citizenship.
Gong Li explained that this was purely a personal choice, but it still attracted many doubts.
Everyone said that Gong Li became a superstar by relying on Chinese audiences, but she chose to immigrate to other countries when her career and relationship were at a low point, which is incomprehensible.
Now, with the prosperity of China's film market, Gong Li also hopes to return to the audience's vision.
But the former "movie queen" has died in name only, losing not only nationality, but also public trust.
This is undoubtedly a regret that she can never make up for in her life.
Actress Chen Chong, who has also developed internationally in her career, has also been controversial because of her naturalization of American citizenship.
In the 80s of the 20th century, Chen Chong gave up everything in China and went to the United States to develop his career alone.
In order to be able to gain a foothold in Hollywood, she resolutely became an American citizen.
To some extent, this has indeed boosted Chen Chong's development in the international film industry.
She joined the Oscar jury and became an important screenwriter member in Hollywood.
But at the same time, she was also seen as a traitor by Chinese audiences.
Many years after Chen Chong left China, with the rise of the domestic film market, he also turned his attention back to China again, hoping to regain his old glory.
But the reaction of most viewers was: You abandoned your country and now come back to make money, why should we accept a morally corrupt person?
It can be seen that nationality is not child's play.
It is about the minimum moral bottom line of a public figure.
Jet Li, Zhang Tielin, Siqin Gaova, Gong Li, Chen Chong and many other veteran actors have all given up their Chinese nationality for various reasons and joined the nationality of Britain and the United States.
However, the most basic character of a person is to maintain integrity and obedience to one's country.
These old actors initially relied on their Chinese identity to gain fame and honor, but in the end they chose to abandon their nationality, which is undoubtedly a betrayal of the country where they grew up.
Among them, some are to pursue the international development of the acting career, and some are due to personal feelings, but no matter what the motive, it is difficult to excuse them.
The state also finally decided to remove them from the list of "first-class actors" as a sign of solemnity.
This case reminds us that no one should forget where their roots are.
Choosing to abandon one's nationality and ethnicity is an irresponsibility to the place where one's own birth and upbringing.
Whether as an ordinary person or a public figure, we should practice our love for the country and the nation with practical actions, instead of saying patriotism in words and defecting to other countries in action.