I. Complex pathways to player naturalization
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The transmission of nationality is not limited to the individual's place of birth, but also includes the place of birth of parents or grandparents.
2. A player may also apply for citizenship after reaching the age of majority if he or she has resided continuously in the country of naturalization for five years.
The International Basketball Organization's (FIBA) rules for naturalized players, which are closely linked to the plight of the Chinese men's basketball team, are gradually attracting widespread attention.
FIBA's naturalization rules clearly state:
1. Teams competing at the national level may have one player who has acquired nationality after the age of 16 and a naturalized player may not represent his or her original nationality at the world level.
2. Players who already have their nationality before the age of 16 are not naturalized players.
In contrast, FIFA (International Football Association) has no limit on the number of naturalized players who can play.
Basketball is played in smaller numbers and the impact of naturalized players on the outcome of the game is more significant.
Given the disruptive effect of naturalized players, FIBA plans to relax the number of naturalized players to two.
The intent of FIBA's naturalization policy, which is more lenient than FIFA's, is clear.
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The power of naturalized players has been revealed against Asian opponents, and their naturalization trend seems irreversible.
Basketball is on a wave of globalization and naturalized players have become a trend.
Second, Yao's departure and the rise of naturalized players
The retirement of Yao Ming and the addition of naturalized players changed the landscape of Asian basketball.
China's men's basketball team seems to have no possibility of returning to the Olympics other than naturalization.
Looking back to Yao Ming's era, China's basketball problems were covered up for 20 years.
Chinese basketball revels in the past and sees Zhou Qi as a savior.
However, from the exit of the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup to the consecutive poor performances of Du Feng's national team, the problems of the Chinese men's basketball team have been exposed.
The Chinese men's basketball team has reached the point where there is no one available at point guard or three.
Chinese basketball now has no hope of returning to the Olympics.
III. Controversies arising from the naturalization movement
China's expensive naturalization campaign in soccer has raised doubts about naturalization in basketball.
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The naturalization campaign was costly and ended in failure.
Chinese soccer, driven by golden dollar capital, goes into the abyss.
The naturalization movement in Chinese soccer is not a cure for the problem.
IV. Rationalization of competitive sports
The naturalization movement in Chinese basketball has sparked a huge controversy.
Gu Ailing's outstanding performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics has helped the Chinese find confidence in the ice and snow program.
Forty years after their economic takeoff, the Chinese still have an Olympic complex.
When Chinese fans complete their leveling of the world, they will realize that the meaning of sports is participation.
The naturalization movement of Chinese basketball has triggered rational thinking on the issue of winning and losing in competitive sports.
V. Achievement-oriented Chinese Basketball
The naturalization of the Chinese men's basketball team continues to blow up, reflecting the fact that meritocracy is the enemy of Chinese basketball.
The women's soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics exposed China's youthfulness in women's soccer.
From age falsification to youth match-fixing incidents to China's women's soccer team warming up for the National Games, the biggest problem in Chinese sports is the achievement-only theory.
Hedgehog's lyrics speak to the plight of Chinese basketball:
It's not the night that's black, it's the long loneliness
Look at the darkness beneath your feet, look at the stars above you.
All things in this world can be hoped for, but true love is the most fleeting.
What is lost is never returned, and what is eternal is now returned.
Flag-waving enthusiasm, with the light of day fading away
The world's sad and happy dramas are played day and night.
