The naturalized athletes of China are naturalized citizens who are part, or have been part, of the People's Republic of China's national teams in international competitions or Olympic sports.
Legal provisions
The Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China provides: Article 3 The People's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national. Article 4 Any person born in China whose parents are both Chinese nationals or one of whose parents is a Chinese national shall have Chinese nationality. Article 5 Any person born abroad whose parents are both Chinese nationals or one of whose parents is a Chinese national shall have Chinese nationality. But a person whose parents are both Chinese nationals and have both settled abroad, or one of whose parents is a Chinese national and has settled abroad, and who has acquired foreign nationality at birth shall not have Chinese nationality. Article 7 Foreign nationals or stateless persons who are willing to abide by China's Constitution and laws and who meet one of the following conditions may be naturalized upon approval of their applications: they are near relatives of Chinese nationals; they have settled in China; or they have other legitimate reasons.
The list SportCountry of originOrigin nameChinese nameGenderBornNaturalizedReasons Summer sportsAthletics CanadaNina Schultz郑妮娜力(Zheng Ninali)F19982021Born in Canada to a Chinese mother and a Canadian-born father.Artistic gymnastics UkraineGuo Meilin郭媚琳(Guo Meilin)F20072021Born in Ukraine to a Chinese father and a Ukrainian mother.Basketball United StatesKyle Anderson李凯尔(Li Kaier)M19932023Born in United States with 1/8 Chinese ancestry (His maternal grandmother's father was Chinese).Equestrian BritainAlex Hua Tian华天(Hua Tian)M19892006Born in the UK to a Chinese father and a British mother.Football BrazilElkeson艾克森(Ai Kesen)M19892019Settled in China for a long time. BritainNico Yennaris李可(Li Ke)M19932019Born in the UK to a mother of Chinese origin and a Cypriot father. BritainTyias Browning蒋光太(Jiang Guangtai)M19942020Born in the UK to a mother of Chinese origin and a British father. BrazilAloísio洛国富(Luo Guofu)M19882020Settled in China for a long time. BrazilAlan Carvalho阿兰(A Lan)M19892020Settled in China for a long time. BrazilFernandinho费南多(Fei Nanduo)M19932020Settled in China for a long time. BrazilSerginho塞尔吉尼奥(Sai Erjini'ao)M19952025Settled in China for a long time. Winter sportsFigure skating United StatesAshley Lin林姗(Lin Shan)F20032019Born in the US to Chinese parents with U.S. citizenship. United StatesBeverly Zhu朱易(Zhu Yi)F20022018Born in the US to Chinese parents with U.S. citizenship. United StatesAngel Li李安其(Li Anqi)F2005to be confirmedBorn in the US to Chinese parents with U.S. citizenship.Freestyle skiing United StatesEileen Gu谷爱凌(Gu Ailing)F20032019Born in the US to a Chinese mother and an American father.Ice hockey CanadaTy Schultz郑恩来(Zheng Enlai)M19972017Born in Canada to a Chinese mother and a German father. CanadaKimberly Newell周嘉鹰 (Zhou Jiaying)F19952018Born in Canada to a Chinese mother and a Canadian father.Short track speed skating South KoreaLim Hyo-jun林孝俊(Lin Xiaojun)M19962020At the invitation of the Chinese Skating Association. HungaryShaolin Sándor Liu劉少林(Liú Shàolín)M19952023Born in Hungary to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother. HungaryShaoang Liu刘少昂(Liú Shào'áng)M19982023Born in Hungary to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother.
See also Chinese nationality law List of Chinese naturalized footballers
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