Li Jiawei's Identity Crisis?

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Identity Crisis??


While most Singaporeans are probably happy about Singapore's upcoming medal in the Olympics that will end a drought in the Olympic medals..
Here is what 'our very own' Table Tennis super star shared on China National TV her thoughts and views! A copy of the video has been uploaded onto Baidu.

Presenter: Do you have such goals?

Lee Jia Wei: (I) hope in 2008

Lee Jiawei: I, myself , am from Beijing

Lee Jiawei: and am a Chinese (note the use of words China as in 中国人 and not 华人)

Lee Jiawei: I hope to be able to, on my motherland...

Lee Jiawei:... and also my 'territory'

Lee Jiawei: .. win a medal

Well our own star herself is getting confused, I really wonder if her Singaporean supporters will be in a similar state of confusion?

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[nanana1]

You've read too much into her, word by word. She is Singaporean.

 

[Lentor]

the 2nd and 3rd video, why that man keep looking at LJW's (*)(*)?

 

[Areopagus]

She was not the one singing the Chinese national anthem during the presentation ceremony....

 

[holeinone6666]

Agree with bro Nanana1. LJW was stating a fact where she came from; I think we cannot deny the fact about her roots but she has don Singapore colours since taking up Singapore citizenship. Many people take up new citizenships and they represent those countries they belong to, but I think we can understand them when they talk about their past and where they come from. Even we nowadays say that our forefathers came from Fujian, Guangdong or Madras. The only difference is that our forefathers came to Singapore a hundred years or more ago. Just a "time" difference; but the fact remains that our roots were also from somewhere, at one point in time.