[9] In 2011, Zhang released her fifth studio album, Reform, which was certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

[21] Zhang began preparations for her first EP, Jane, Love, and the production team invited American musicians Denise Rich and Toby Gad to create singles for her.

As part of Chinese President Hu Jintao's "warm spring" tour of Japan, Zhang performed at the residence of Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda.

China Daily commented that Zhang actively helped promote cultural understanding and friendship between the youth of both countries through her music.

[29] Subsequently, Zhang held a small concert at the Duo Music Exchange in Shibuya, Japan to promote the album.

[30] Zhang was invited to participate in The Oprah Winfrey Show to sing her album's title song "Celebrate" and "Impression of the West Lake" in front of an American audience.

[33] After signing with Universal Music Group in 2009, Zhang released her fourth studio album, Believe in Jane in February 2010, which included the successful single "If This Is Love".

[38] The album sold 80,000 copies within a month in China and was certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

At that time Zhang flew to Las Vegas to see Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles Love, which inspired her to release a live album that she rehearsed for in 11 days.

Zhang's love for English songs also led to the original production, I Didn't Know, which showcased her wide vocal range.

[44] In the middle of the year, Paramount Pictures announced that Zhang sang the theme song "Fighting Shadows" with Big Sean for the American film Terminator Genisys.

[46] In October 2015, Zhang and DJ Tiesto released Change Your World, the theme song of the 2015 Budweiser Storm Music Festival.

Zhang and her team considered this treatment unfair and discriminatory, so they decided to officially pull out of the award's red carpet ceremony and all other EMA activities.

[49] Zhang released "Dust My Shoulders Off", featuring Timbaland on October 14, 2016, as the lead single from her debut English-language studio album, Past Progressive.

In November, Zhang released an English song "Battlefield" and its promotional music video for the Chinese-American co-production film The Great Wall.

This show premiered her English album's second single "Work for It" and the passionate dynamic song "808", and a short verse from "Dust My Shoulders Off".

[citation needed] As the show aired around the world, the single "808" made the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs TOP 50 Chart for several consecutive weeks, reaching 23rd place at its highest.

[53] On October 1, 2018, the Hong Kong government held fireworks display at the Victoria Harbour to mark the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Her voice is clean and clear, with the ability to warble in the best Chinese folk style, and is expressive and almost stage-like in its changes of tone and key.

[34] Zhang grew up listening to artists such as Teresa Teng,[58] Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and P!nk,[59] who have all influenced her music.

When she was working the pub and club circuit, her repertoire was mostly English cover versions and she became adept at picking songs to win her audiences over.

[60] Cosmopolitan Magazine in China recognized Zhang in their Women of the Year edition in 2008, noting that she was considered a strong female role model.

She attended the 2014 GSMA Mobile Asia Expo taking place to share how her career and success had been influenced by social media.

[67] Zhang was invited by the China Health Education Center to make an anti-tobacco charity advertisement that appeals to people to say no to smoking in public spaces.

[68] In February 2007, Zhang was invited by World Peace One (WP1) to join a hundred world-renowned singers and bands to record a song called "Give Your Love".

[76] In April 2006 Zhang attended the charity dinner at the BFA, performing "One Day When We Were Young" with former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

[77] In January 2007, she attended a dinner hosted at the Embassy of the United States, Beijing, held in honor of the first US public image ambassador, Michelle Kwan, where she gave a thank-you speech.

[citation needed] In October, Zhang attended another dinner hosted by the Embassy to welcome the US government's public diplomacy special envoy, Cal Ripken Jr., where she again was chosen to give a thank-you speech.

[citation needed] On July 11, 2009, she sang a song named "The Moon Represents My Heart" with Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-Hsiung during a soiree to mark the fifth Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum in Changsha.

[citation needed] In July 2015, Zhang publicized her 12-year relationship with Michael Feng, CEO of Show City Times, at the Hunan concert of 2015 Bang the World Tour by suddenly saying "[i]f you want to marry me, please come on stage".