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03.28.14

Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou Talk Movies

Jonathan Landreth

Ang Lee, the Oscar-winning American film director with Taiwan roots, and Zhang Yimou, the storied veteran of mainland Chinese moviemaking, joined together on...

After Ang Lee’s Oscar Win, China Imagines Cinema Beyond Censors

A look at the various reactions on Chinese social media to Lee's Oscar victory , as well as the censorship-related conversation it sparked.

Thank You, Xie Xie, Namaste: A Movie Undercuts Old Rivalries

For Xinhua to quote Ang Lee thanking Taiwan would be to unacceptably recognize the de facto reality that Taiwan is a separate state, so his thanks didn’t make it into China, at least not via the official media.