Yao Ming and Kris Wu not Chinese? Online witch hunt of Chinese celebrities with foreign passports

With nationalism at an all-time high in China amid the global coronavirus pandemic, a frenzy to catch out stars for having foreign nationality has gripped the entertainment industry. In the face of accusations that they are foreign nationals, numerous stars have come out to dispel the rumours and proclaim they are Chinese nationals.They include farmer-turned-showbiz tycoon Zhao Benshan, who said this week he had never emigrated to Canada, as claimed by the media. “This is fake [news] … My whole…

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