Who was the first foreigner to become a citizen of China?

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, international friends came to China to support China's anti-Japanese war and forged a profound friendship with the people of China. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, some international friends left China because of homesickness or work needs. Some international friends can't give up their deep affection for this land, so they voluntarily stay in China and become citizens of China.

Ma, an American doctor, is one of them. He was fortunate to be the first foreigner in New China to become a citizen of China.

A doctor who treats social diseases.

19 10 On September 26th, Ma was born into an Arab immigrant family in Buffalo, New York, USA. His original name was George Hyde, and later he was renamed Ma Hyde in China. 1in the summer of 933, George got a doctorate in medicine with good academic performance.

At school, George met an international student from China, from whom he learned about the ancient and splendid culture of the East and that China is a poor and backward country, at the mercy of the West. There, a long history of civilization and backwardness coexist, and China people are called "the sick man of East Asia". George was full of curiosity about China, and his strong ideal of saving lives prompted him to decide to go to China to practice medicine. At that time, he was studying tropical diseases in the East, and China was the best place to study. 1933165438+1October, he resolutely crossed the ocean and came to this strange land of China.