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America’s Problem With Eileen Gu: The Lack of Patriotism Has Consequences for US Security

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America’s Problem With Eileen Gu: The Lack of Patriotism Has Consequences for US Security
Gold medallist Eileen Gu, a U.S.-born athlete, celebrates with her medal on behalf of the Chinese team during the Women's Freeski Halfpipe medal ceremony on Day 14 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Medal Plaza in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 18, 2022. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Bradley A. Thayer
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Olympic skier 18-year-old Eileen Gu is now famous for her accomplishments at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and equally infamous in the United States for choosing to represent China rather than the country in which she was born and raised.

Bradley A. Thayer
Bradley A. Thayer
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Bradley A. Thayer is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and the coauthor with Lianchao Han of “Understanding the China Threat” and the coauthor with James Fanell of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”
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