China's Eileen Gu to serve as ambassador for United States Olympic bid TIME100
announced Tuesday at the TIME100 Summit that she will serve as an ambassador for the U.S. bid to host the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
In a time of great geopolitical tension between the United States and China, a prominent Chinese figure helping a U.S. cause is rare. “Having somebody with Eileen’s fantastic profile worldwide, particularly with the youth, is just a dream come true for us,” says Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.
While Gu has been widely embraced inside China, she has faced scrutiny for dodging questions about her nationality and whether she still holds U.S. citizenship. China does not allow dual citizenship, but there is no record of her having renounced her American citizenship.
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