"As long as both sides obey the rules, it's not complicated to settle the dispute. We will announce the final decision soon," he said.

Similar cases to Zhang's have happened frequently in China.

Snooker sensation Ding Junhui has been chased by Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong Province and Jiangsu Province after the teenager became one of the world's elite players.

China's first male Winter Olympic gold medalist Han Xiaopeng also suffered the headache after winning freestyle skiing aerials in Turin last year, as Liaoning Province and Heilongjiang Province fought over him.

And in basketball, Beijing and Xinjiang went to war over the rights of former NBA player Menk Bateer. China Basketball Association (CBA) finally ruled Bateer belonged to Xinjiang, despite Beijing's bitter protests.

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