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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) February 9, 2022
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Born in Los Angeles to a Chinese immigrant family, Zhu decided to compete for China in 2018 and gave up her American citizenship. She also changed her name from Beverly Zhu to Zhu Yi.
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) February 7, 2022
But she has faced criticism in China for not being able to speak fluent Chinese.
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Zhu Yi, who gave up her US citizenship to represent China, fell again during the women's short program team event today Feb 7. Netizens criticized and poured scorn on her all over Chinese social media.
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) February 7, 2022
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China's naturalised Olympians walk fine line between love and scorn.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 9, 2022
US-born Eileen Gu and Beverly Zhu both chose to represent China, but their contrasting fortunes at the Beijing Winter Olympics highlight the fine line between love and condemnationhttps://t.co/oJKOoCz0te pic.twitter.com/4BGPKaVaDK
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“Freestyle skier Gu has inspired ecstasy and adulation among Chinese fans, but figure skater Zhu has endured a torrent of online abuse after two blunder-filled performances.”
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 9, 2022
"If someone is deemed to be able to contribute to the fatherland, the party-state is willing to reward such a person very handsomely," said Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 9, 2022
“Gu, who has said she wants to use sport to connect people in the two countries, describes herself as "American when I am in America, and… Chinese when I am in China".
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 9, 2022
But public scrutiny in both countries may make it harder to maintain a clear divide.”
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