best director, china nationalism, chinese censorship, chloé zhao, golden globes awards, nomadland

Golden Globe-Winning Director Chloé Zhao Faces Backlash in China

Chloé Zhao, the first Asian woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director, is facing a backlash in her native China over a 2013 comment describing the country as a place “where there are lies everywhere.” Promotional material for Nomadland, as well as mentions of it on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter, has ...

David Clapp

Chloé Zhao's 'Nomadland.'