Chinese actress Gong Li reportedly renouncing Singapore citizenship

Gong Li, who married Singaporean tycoon Ooi Hoe Seong in 1996, was granted Singapore citizenship in 2008. Photo: AP

The 55-year-old is allegedly renouncing her citizenship due to sweeping crackdowns on the Chinese entertainment industry and reapplying to be a Chinese citizen, according to rumours which began circulating on the Internet last week.

These rumours come in the wake of Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse renouncing his Canadian citizenship last month. Famed Chinese director Chen Kaige's son, actor Arthur Chen Feiyu, who was born in the United States, also renounced his US citizenship in August.