Why do some people have questions/problems with her is understandable.
This is why the ONLY thing that matters at this moment is whether or no she broke any rules.
Based on this article:
https://sports.yahoo.com/eileen-gu-a...123345918.html
A.
The IOC ( International Olympic Committee) allows athletes with dual citizenship to compete but requires them to hold a passport for the country which they represent in the Olympics.
B.
China does not permit dual citizenship, at least according to the laws on its books.
The actual renunciation process is fairly quick — a simple declaration that you want to end your U.S. citizenship, the payment of a fee and the surrender of your passport — but the repercussions could last a lifetime.
C
The Federal Register publishes a quarterly list of individuals who have renounced citizenship. It’s purported to be comprehensive, but expatriates have reported waits of months or years before appearing on the list.
Eileen Gu’s name does not appear on any quarterly list to date.
All these being said,
An International Olympic Committee statement said Gu acquired her Chinese nationality in 2019 and its Executive Board approved her "change of sporting nationality" in December of that year.
So it looks like she did not break any rule.
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well, Let's face it, SOME people think having duel citizenship is the best. Of course there are advantages as well, but during war or other crises you can find yourself in hot water if not able to leave to a neutral country. These days, dual citizens enjoy certain benefits, such as the ability to live and work freely in two countries, own property in both countries, and travel between the countries with relative ease.
In my humble opinion, some people are born in a situation where both parents are from different countries and makes more sense to get dual citizenship because of valid affinities to both. Choosing to hold dual citizenship does not necessarily mean they are any less loyal to either country.
For some people having dual citizenship is useful if they plan on doing business there, visiting family or owning property.
Now, in term of Loyalty.
Let me ask you this, how do you prove loyalty?
During ww2, the government asked the Japanese-Americans to prove loyalty.
To that, many Japanese-Americans' answer would be
We didn’t have to choose to be loyal, we already were. Even the Issei, first-gen immigrants, were known to say to their 2nd-gen Nisei kids: You were born here, you are an American.
Do you believe it? if you do, great, if you don't, then that is too damned bad. Either way, don't ask anybody to prove anything to you. Either you trust, or you don't.
This said, I'm sure the vast majority (Japanese-Americans were loyal but there was a number acting as spies if they were not already before the war.
In a way they already were acting as spies of a sort. Japan built their industrial might threw studying American industries and bringing this knowledge back to japan.
But then as today most legal immigrants mind there own business obey the laws because they came here to live the American dream and have a better life.
Like I said earlier, Loyalty, is just like love or passion, either you got it, or you don't. It is hard to explain.
I have been to so many different countries, and have lived in Germany, Japan, or China for more than 1 year. I have also visited at least 30 different countries, I can HONESTLY say there is NO country I dislike. I like them all. But do i have mad love for any of them? nope. I just love America. Don't ask me why, I don't why. It just is.
So when Gu answered media, "When I am in the U.S., I am American. When I am in China, I am Chinese." well, I think it is a lame answer, but I understand where she is coming from.
I never believe that when I am in Germany, I am a German; when I am in Japan, I am a Japanese. (It does not make any sense to me.) I just believe that, I am an American who likes to travel. lol That's it, no more/less. But this does not mean I think there is anything wrong with somebody like Gu.
All b.s. aside, I think most people would be more loyal to the country they call HOME. The country that provides their livelihood, protects their family, educates their children, take care of their medical needs and those of their family. I respect the land of my ancestors but I don't feel much if any loyalty toward it.
My HOME is the U.S., That is why I am loyal to my country.
No matter how much you want to over analyze the situation. Gu did not break the rules on paper. Even if she abandoned her American citizenship, what seems to be the big deal?
IN term of which team she would be cheering for in war, ONLY she can answer that question. Regardless what her answer would be, I have a feeling that it really does not matter to our national security. she ain't that important.
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