He was born and raised in Holland and before he entered Formula BMW Asia he had never been to China, he's just using his Chinese background becuase he thinks he'l have a better chance coming into F1 that way than as a Dutch driver.
http://www.racingonline.nl/driverspa...ung/index.html
check out the place of birth: Velp(near Arnhem) and his favorite driver: Jos Verstappen.
He raced in Dutch Formula Ford in 2001 after winning the "Talent First" competition of the Dutch Autosport Fedaration (KNAF), in 2002 he had no sponsors and could'nt race, so he decided to be Chinese and join the Formula BMW Asia.