International action star Jet Li and wife Nina Li Chi recently bought two prestigious freehold Good Class Bungalows at Binjai Rise in Singapore's Bukit Timah area for S$20million, each measuring 22,723 sq ft.
Since foreigners who wish to purchase a Good Class Bungalow in Singapore have to obtain a permit from the relevant authorities, there are speculations that Li is now Singaporean. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority quoted privacy as reason and declined to verify if the rumour is true. The staff at the Beijing office of "One Foundation", a charitable organization set up by Li, declined to comment on this as well.
Li's nationality has always been a debated issue for the media. While some reported that Li is a permanent resident of the United States, others wrote that he still holds a China citizenship. His second brother, Li Lianli, once revealed in a media interview that Li is of Chinese nationality but holds a US Green Card.
More recently, there are reports that Li has obtained Singapore citizenship for two reasons - to pave the way for his two daughters, 7 and 4, and to invest in property. If this rumour is true, Li would be the next Chinese celebrity after Gong Li to settle locally.
Li, 46, was born in Beijing and has won the National Wushu Championship for five years running. His first film The Shaolin Temple in 1982 was a great hit all over the world. Later in 1999, Li broke into Hollywood with his most recent film there being The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
After a close encounter with the Asian Tsunami on December 26, 2004, while holidaying in the Maldives, Li the devoted Buddhist set up the "One Foundation" and got heavily involved in charity work.
On receiving news of Li's migration to Singapore, Hong Kong reporters made a trip to Shanghai to check on his mansion which he has spent three years building and found that construction has stopped since last year.
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