In Weibo Watch, City Weekend takes a look at the most talked about topic circulating China's biggest microblogging site. This week everyone is talking about Jeremy Lin. What are Chinese netizens saying about him?

Everyone is talking about Jeremy Lin right now (even us), so it’s no surprise that he became the number one topic on Weibo this week with over 1.41 million followers and 1,445,912 comments.

Linsanity has definitely swept the globe, but now it’s starting to feel like the new Knicks star is the little kid in the middle of an ugly divorce; everyone is trying to claim him for their own. Taiwan thinks he’s theirs and there is even a rumor that a Korean newspaper has claimed that he is of Korean descent. But more recently, the Chinese Basketball Association expressed their hope for Lin to join the national basketball team for the 2012 Olympics.

Um, good luck guys. In order to do this, Lin would have to give up his US citizenship.

In this article from Xinhua they were quoted as saying: “We hope that Lin grabs onto this opportunity with great determination”.

This very special offer from the CBA amused a lot of Weibo users. Most thought that it was “crazy, silly and ridiculous.”

Here’s what a couple of them have said...

Make sure that you don't join the CBA; if you do it will be "game over".
@threecn3:千万别来，来了基本上game over

Chinese Basketball Association, don’t be so stupid
@ 欢：中国篮协，真不要脸！

You officials have become foreign nationals, why do you expect him to give up his American citizenship?
@给台阶也不下 ： 你们都入外国国籍了，还要人家放弃美国国籍？

"We hope that Lin grabs onto this opportunity with great determination” sounds like an old revolutionary expression from the ‘60s.
@阿喆同学： 感觉这种表达方式是蛮典型的六零后的革命语言

The amazing offer aside, what else have Weibo users said about the new sports star? Check out some more comments from Weibo below.

Why is everyone talking about this news? He's an American and doesn’t even speak fluent Chinese.
@罗图图图图七月想请长假去新疆：中国人为什么要转发起，他是美国人。中文只会说几句。

If he was born in China, he would probably end up being a civil servant.
@ 伦古特上古守护：林若小时候在中国长大，恐成公务员！

All of Asia wants him; even Korea claims that he’s Korean. The media in China talks about him every day. The only link he has is that his grandpa is from the mainland, does he really have anything to do with us? His parents are from Taiwan and he’s born in the US. We are so desperate that we try to claim him for ourselves.
@大冷风：一个林书豪，全亚洲都沸腾了，尤其韩国，咋呼说林书豪是韩国人。大陆也整天播他的事，可林书豪除了祖籍是大陆外，和咱有一点关系吗？父母是台湾人，他则是纯土生土长的美国人，除了皮肤是黄色。就咱的体育环境，也只能拿林书豪是华裔来贴贴金。

Too bad he’s American, which means he's a traitor.
@隐匿的云：可惜他是美国籍了 ，就是说也是卖国贼了

Compared to the players in Chinese Mainland, I think he's no better in terms of technique or body strength, but he’s more confident. You can see it in his eyes and by the way he carries himself. You don’t see this among any Chinese players. This is because we live in a system where personality is killed growing up and one can never stand out.
@王人凡：和大陆球员相比，我觉得林书豪的整体技术、身体素质都并非十分出色，他的成功在于眼神里和小动作中流露出来的自信，而这种自信是大多数我们的球员所没有的。在一个扼杀个性强调服从的体制里成长起来的球员，永远无法做到出类拔萃。

Lin is Cinderella in real life. His story encourages young people to hope for the future. As long as you have a dream and work hard on it, you will make it.
@华脉咨询黄祖军：林书豪是最近现实版灰姑娘的故事，让更多的年轻人对未来充满希望。只要你有梦想，并为自己的梦想不断努力，持之以恒，机会总是给有准备的人。

China is so proud of him...yet he’ll still pass us by
@李靖淞N： 中国又沾了点光……路过…

People’s achievements have a lot to do with their environment. You should keep in mind that he was born in the US.
@沉静的tree：什么样的环境造就什么样的人。你要明白，他是在美国长大的。

After Yao, we are happy to see another Chinese face in the NBA. Lin satisfied our desire at the right time. He's charming and he’s so popular thanks to the power of the media.
@幽香雪：姚明退役后，大家都希望在NBA赛场上看到华人帅气的影子，林书豪出现的恰到好处。另外他的个人魅力也很大，额，主要的是媒体的强大，才能如此爆红。。。

Lin is an American and never considered himself as Chinese. Why are we so excited and emphasizing that he is an American born Chinese?
@罗永浩可爱多:林书豪作为一个美国人，没觉得自己是中国人，倒是中国人贱嗖嗖地老强调林是“美籍华人”，

Whether you love him or hate him, he is everywhere. What do you guys think? Have you caught Lin fever?