Some people see changing citizenship merely as a way to gain more benefits such as freedom to travel or better living conditions, without realizing the obligations and consequences. As a former Chinese citizen, you automatically lose your Chinese citizenship the moment you pledge allegiance to the US to become a US citizen.
In countries such as Canada, Taiwan or Israel where dual citizenship is allowed, acquiring a new citizenship may not bring much changes. Whereas for China, you are not one of them any more even you may think you still are, if you obtain citizenship from another country.
Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America
Oath
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
To become a naturalized citizen of the US is pride for us and for many seeking the freedom and entrepreneurship this country stands for. We understand the privileges and responsibilities of being US citizens and are willing to take the oath.
What makes me scratch my head is that some people pledge oath only to obtain the US citizenships. At minimum, they are not being honest to their hearts.
This is stupid. They also want to mention that :
Chinese overseas can eat foreign food, if they so desire
Chinese overseas can also speak foreign language, if they so desire ...
海外华人还应不应该效忠中国，在中国内部不时成为争论话题。正在新加坡访问的中共中联部长刘建超27日表示，从国家认同而言，是哪个国家的国籍，是哪个国家的公民，就应该效忠这个国家。
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中央社今天引述新加坡联合早报消息，刘建超27日在新加坡出席“慧眼中国对话”论坛，回答新报业媒体（SPH Media）华文媒体集团社长、论坛主持人李慧玲相关提问时，作上述表示。刘建超并说，新加坡的华族公民、坦米尔（Tamil）族公民、马来族公民，都应该效忠新加坡。
消息称，李慧玲向曾担任中国驻菲律宾及驻印尼大使的刘建超提问，东南亚是华人比较密集的区域，许多华人在政治上效忠自己的所在国，文化上认同中华文化，东南亚华人的文化认同与国家认同是否有办法分开？
刘建超回称，文化认同的问题是“尊重”的问题，世界各种各样的文明与文化都非常精彩和伟大，一定要保持各民族、文化群体的独特性。但从国家认同而言，“你是哪个国家的国籍，你是哪个国家的公民，你就应该效忠这个国家。”
刘建超表示，他在菲律宾和印尼工作时就发现，当地华人为当地社会做了好多事。“我觉得他们现在完全在效忠他们的祖国，菲律宾华人的祖国就是菲律宾，印尼华人的祖国是印尼，他必须效忠。”
但刘建超也说，东南亚华人还有个词叫“祖籍国”，就是中国，这是血脉、文化的联系。他们在效忠自己国家的同时加强与中国的合作，实现互利共赢，这也是东南亚华人对“国籍国”的一种贡献，使中国能更好地和东南亚国家及其他族裔良好沟通，“这是我们共享的一份非常重要的财富”，是中国和东协国家联络的重要纽带。
针对仍保有中国国籍的“华侨”，刘建超则说，华侨是特殊群体，他们长期住在一个国家，但持有中国国籍。而中国政府要求华侨遵守住在国的法律，和当地人民友好相处，真正发挥桥梁纽带的作用。因为他们是中国国籍，中国政府也会作为他们的“祖国”，依法保护他们的合法权利。
中央社说，海外华人的效忠对象，经常被部分中国民众作文章。
2012年伦敦奥运男子羽球冠军战，马来西亚华裔选手李宗伟败给中国选手林丹后，同为马来西亚籍的歌手梁静茹透过微博为李宗伟感到骄傲，并恭喜大马获得银牌。但众多中国网友立刻留言狂骂她“不爱国”，还要求中国广电总局予以封杀。