Chao is the nephew of Zao Wou Ki , a well - known Chinese Impressionist painter .
His maternal grandfather was a prominent official in pre-revolutionary China , once serving as the nation 's economic minister to the United States .
Chao is the nephew of Zao Wou Ki , a well - known China Impressionist painter .
His maternal grandfather was a prominent official in pre-revolutionary China , once serving as the nation 's economic minister to the United States .