Abstract: In this paper, I will explain my paper from 3 parts: they don’t immigrate for the lack of patriotism, why it caused big effect and the relationship between nationality and patriotism to prove that nationality changing is not the sign of the lack of patriotism.
Key word: patriotism, the change of nationality, the celebrity (the “nationality” in this paper narrows on China Mainland citizenship)
1 Introduction
The other day, a piece of news was focused by the public----Zhang Lan, famous catering entrepreneur in China, changed her nationality. This event began with a prosecution sued by her former employer, Ma Yi. When the court sent out the summon to Zhang Lan, they recognized that she has already changed her nationality and can’t receive the summon. The nationality change is not a big issue in China, but Zhang Lan’ identity is special----she is not only the successful businessman or the mother-in-law of the hot actress but also the CPPCC member. Even worse, some netizens found her former TV Talk Show where she declared she would never change her nationality for she think entrepreneurs should do more things in mother country. Some people think the former remark of Zhang Lan is like a sarcasm and what she said and what she did are totally different. Some people consider that Zhang Lan is a betrayer of nation. But there are still some people hold their idea that it is the freedom of individuals to choose their own nationalities. But does the change of nationality really mean the celebrity has no love for their mother country? What is the relationship between nationality and patriotism? Why it cause a great effect on society? What reasons hiding behind these celebrities? I will research this theme in my rest of the paper.
2 Do they immigrate for the lack of patriotism?
There are many reasons for celebrities to immigrate. I list some basic ones in the following to discover whether it has