GONG LI - CHINESE OUTRAGED AT GONG LI'S DECISION TO RENOUNCE CITIZENSHIP

Caption: Gong Li. Britain's Best 2008 at London Television Studios

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CHINA BARS FILMING OF WEINSTEIN CO FILM

LI AND CUSACK TAKE SHANGHAI TRIP

GONG WANTS TO BE WESTERN STAR

GONG REGRETS NOT LEARNING ENGLISH

The career of Gong Li ( Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine, Memoirs of aGeisha ), one of China's leading actresses for more than two decades,appeared to be in jeopardy after she renounced her Chinese citizenship andbecame a Singapore citizen on November 7. As reported by AgenceFrance-Presse, the French news agency, the actress was denounced as atraitor on Internet blogs after she switched citizenships, with some urgingthat she be shunned, or as one writer put it "nailed to history's mast ofshame." Gong has been married to Singapore tobacco company executive Ooi HoeSeong since 1996. Chen Kaige, who directed her in Farewell MyConcubine , has since become a U.S. citizen.

12/11/2008