Former NBA star Stephon Marbury has become a permanent Chinese resident as he showed his "green card" on his Weibo account on Monday.

周一在微博上晒出中国绿卡之后，前NBA球星史蒂芬·马布里已经正式成为中华人民共和国永久居民。

Marbury posted a short video on twitter-like Weibo, showing he received the Foreigner's Permanent Residence Card from Zhang Jiandong, vice¹ mayor of Beijing.

马布里在推特上上传了一小段视频，在该视频中，他从北京副市长张建东手中获得了中华人民共和国外国人永久居留证。

Beijing's super guard is the first foreign player to get China's green card in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league's 21-year history.

这位北京队的当家明星后卫是中国篮球职业联赛21年历史上第一位获得中国绿卡的外籍球员。

"I'm so thankful and blessed to receive my green card today from the Beijing Government. It's a true honor to be part of the capital of China. I hope I can not only help win more championships but continue to bring positive energy and love," said the two-time NBA All-star.

这位两届NBA全明星球员说：“我非常荣幸，也非常感激能在今天收到来自北京市政府颁发的绿卡。能够成为中国首都的一份子，这是一个莫大的荣耀。希望我不仅可以帮助球队拿到更多的总冠军，也能继续传递正能量与爱。”

A Chinese green card is one of the hardest to obtain with only around 5,000 issued since 2004, when the policy was introduced. That compares with about 600,000 foreigners currently living in China.

当中国绿卡政策正式出台之后，自2004年至今，只有大约5000张发放出去，所以获得它是非常困难的。目前居住在中国的外国人数量约为60万人。

The 39-year-old veteran, who steered² Beijing to three titles in past four seasons, is recognized as the most successful foreign player in CBA history. A museum in honor of him was unveiled in downtown Beijing last December.

在过去的四个赛季里，这位39岁的老将带领北京队拿下三个总冠军，被公认为是CBA历史上最成功的外籍球员。去年12月，一家专门纪念马布里的博物馆在北京市中心揭幕。