The controversy that had engulfed Ms. Zhao last month centered on remarks she made in 2013 to an American film magazine in which she criticized China as a place “where there are lies everywhere.” ...

Ms. Zhao is the first Chinese woman to win the Academy Award for best director, yet China’s state media, search engines and social-media censors erased news and accolades about the victory.

Soon after Ms Zhao won the Golden Globe, internet-users dug up comments she had made in 2013, saying China is “a place where there are lies everywhere”. Censors pounced, removing any mention ...

Ms. Zhao's extraordinary accomplishments led to her inclusion in Forbes' "Top 100 Outstanding Women in Business in China" in both 2022 and 2023. Speaking on the power of women, she emphasized that ...