Gong Li is now a Singaporean... SO?  

Yeah, I too agree that the choice is hers to make.
I didn't see them make a big hoo har when Jet Li became a US citizen.

I mean, other than being on screen, she has a private life and a family too you know.
If she thinks it is better for her and her family that she migrates here and take up citizenship, what has it got to do with the rest of the people of China?
It is her choice rite?
Why then the rage over her renouncing her Chinese citizenship?

I am curious.

It doesn't;t matter if she is here much or not.
What matters is she made a choice. And that choice is her sovereign right.

Why then does the netizen call her nasty names like sl*t and traitor?
You do not see reports of Jet li being lamblasted for giving up his china passport for a US one?

So what makes Gong Li so different?I am sure she is not the first star from China to migrate and take up citizenship in another country. But the rage of Gong Li's decision seem to spark a very big rage on the net.
Question is why?

If I were Gong Li and I read some of the comments on the web about her decision to switch, I would think twice about going back as well.

I mean, just because she is a celebrity in China, it restricts her right to choose where she wants to sink her roots?
We are living in the 21 century for goodness sake.

What amuses me is, if she were an ordinary citizen renouncing her citizenship with China, it is ok. She is not a traitor or a sl*t or some of the nasty names she has been branded with.
But she is a star in the movie industry, she becomes one of those names they called her?

Double standards?

Huh? There are quite a few Americans I see on cable that migrated to China and loved it there. Whether they converted or not, I am not sure as the shows did not mentioned.

But what has the changing of citizenship from another country to China got to do with Gong Li's conversion to Singaporean?
I did not see them making noise when the Singapore team of Singapore-cconverted-chinese sports team beating their team at their game in the Olympics.
Those representing Singapore are also Chinese who renounced their Citizenship with china to represent Singapore in the games.

How about other stars who have exchanged their passports for foreign ones?

It seems that the rage directed to Gong Li is rather harsh if you read some of the names and comments on the net. Just do a google with her name and you will see what I mean.

A case of double standard here?

Lol you might be right in saying that it's a case of double standards. The most probable reasons for this happening is that Gong Li is pretty much a big star, and by her renouncing her China citizenship, they are losing a citizen that contributes much to China's name and reputation, instead the credit would now go to Singapore.

For those Chinese nationals playing sports, well logically speaking they are just well known players within China and SIngapore and the countries that buy them over. That's all to it, but Gong Li is a person who is famous globally!

ha ha ha ha ha... I think you got the wrong impression.
The government of China is not involved in this name calling saga.
IT is the netizens of China who is doing so.

If you read some of my earlier postings, you will see that I am curious as to why they are so in rage at her converting?

She is definitely not the first one to make such a move. And I am sure she will not be the last one. The question is, why target her and not the rest of the people of china who converted to another citizenship?

Looks very much like a case of double standards here.
She is an individual with a family and a life behind the big screen.
So let her live her life the way she wants it. No?

I guess I misunderstood that one. I guess that leaves only one solution.
Pure jelousy. They envy here being able to go as she pleases and they can not. They also may think that by leaving they will be loosing her as "their" star.
Others will now claim her.

I can only assume that is the case.
Still I cannot understand why there is a need to be labelling her with such vulgar words.
I mean, she did not need to get the approval of the rest of the chinese community to make her decision. So let her be already!

Precisely. Just because she became a Singaporean, the netizens of China are condemning her.
Why so harsh towards her? Why not harsh towards other China citenzens who renouce their citizenship and took on the nationality of their host countries?
What makes Gong Li so special to be at the receiving end of the barrage of nasty comments from the web?

Humm .. i guess she don't care about it too, as an actress, she's get use to it, habitual, and it's commonly happen almost with actor or an actress
By the way, you have a lot pic of Gong Li, do you fans of her? how to attached a photo from the response?

I too cannot understand why there is such a backlash on her decision to renounce her China citizenship.
And you rarely, no, correction, never read any thing like this when other Chinese switch citizenship.
Especially those that goes overseas and then join competitions against their own, former, fellow Chinese. Those are OK.
Even other famous Chinese stars who took up citizenships else where are not targeted. Case of double standards, isn't it?

Totally agreed with you on that.
That is why I am so puzzled by the vehement backlash on this actress when she was sworn in by the Singapore authorities.
It is afterall her choice.
Why pick on her and not the many other chinese who took roots in other countries?
Are they not also doing the same thing Gong Li does?

Still, there is no need for mud slinging the way they are doing.
Shows the ungraciousness and the double standards they have even for their own people.

I mean, she has a life outside of the screen. And if in the life, she chose to be another nationality to be with her family, it is her choice.
Why is there a need to critize her for her choices she made?
There is also no need to call her nasty names like Sl*t, or Traitor.
What have she done to deserves such names?

That's the weird thing about human nature. It's a case of sour grapes like I mentioned earlier on. Lol, you seem to be quite intent in defending her.. Guess you are quite an avid fan of hers!

If I recall correctly, Zhao Wei has also been through the same mud slinging names just for wearing the Japanese flag. Dotz.. It's not the first time that this is happening, so there is nothing to be surprised at.

ha ha ha ha ha... I am not defending her for the sake of it.
I was reviewing the stack of papers I have at home. And reading about her change of citizenship, it got me curious as to why the netizen of china is so against her decision.

I mean, she has a life of her own. And she is definitely not the first to do it.
Neither am I a fan. I just found this to be an interesting topic to start here on mylot. And also seek the views of the people here to see what they think about this issue.

I mean, if she is the first person to renounce her citizenship to take on another, I may understand the backlash that is happening. But she is not the first one to do it. So why the vehement comments and name calling on her and not on the other stars that did the same thing before her?

Double standards rite?

Yeah, I think so too. It is her business whether she want to renounce her citizenship or not.
She can become and American citizen. Or an African for all I care.
It so happens she chose to be a Singaporean.

The question is this, she is not the first to renounce her citizenship to take up another country as her home. Why the vehement backlash about her renouncing her China citizenship?

What ever the reason she has for her decision, it is still hers to make.
There is no need to call her names like sl*t or traitor or any other names.
I am not defending her decision in anyway. But to treat her like she made a grave mistake towards the country is a little harsh.

She is afterall, a person with a personal life. What makes her different from other stars who have taken up other citizenship?