Singapore PR Zhang Yuanyuan, who was lambasted by Singapore netizens for “renouncing” her PR on China’s National TV, remained unfazed by the buzz about her.
Ms Zhang had earlier returned to China to participate in its 60th National Day Parade in Beijing.
In the CCTV Channel 7 news clip which was circulated widely on the internet, a beaming Ms Zhang showed her blue Singapore NRIC on the screen and proclaimed her desire to serve China, her motherland.
When interviewed by the Singapore media, Ms Zhang was nonchalant about the storm she stirred:
“It’s nothing much. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. They can say anything they like on the Internet,” she said in Mandarin.
Ms Zhang graduated from an unknown institution in China with a diploma and came to Singapore on a student pass. For two years, she studied English at the Cambridge Institute here.
Later, she became a Chinese language teacher at Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning for three years. At that time, she was also taking a degree course in business management at the Asia Pacific Management Institute.
Ms Zhang said she applied for permanent residency in 2006. It took only two to three months to get approval.
“At that time, I thought it might be easier if I wanted to travel between the two countries,” she added.
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Ms Zhang had earlier returned to China to participate in its 60th National Day Parade in Beijing.
In the CCTV Channel 7 news clip which was circulated widely on the internet, a beaming Ms Zhang showed her blue Singapore NRIC on the screen and proclaimed her desire to serve China, her motherland.
When interviewed by the Singapore media, Ms Zhang was nonchalant about the storm she stirred:
“It’s nothing much. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. They can say anything they like on the Internet,” she said in Mandarin.
Ms Zhang graduated from an unknown institution in China with a diploma and came to Singapore on a student pass. For two years, she studied English at the Cambridge Institute here.
Later, she became a Chinese language teacher at Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning for three years. At that time, she was also taking a degree course in business management at the Asia Pacific Management Institute.
Ms Zhang said she applied for permanent residency in 2006. It took only two to three months to get approval.
“At that time, I thought it might be easier if I wanted to travel between the two countries,” she added.
Read rest of article here:
http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/1...yuan-got-her-singapore-pr-in-only-two-months/
