China in the Era of Social Media discusses how social media is changing the world in an unprecedented way through speed, scope, and depth. In the last decade or
The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China explores the chang
In Chinese, the term wanghong refers to creators, social media entrepreneurs alternatively known as KOLs (key opinion leaders) and zhubo (showroom hosts), influ
Life outside the mobile phone is unbearable.’ Lily, 19, factory worker. Described as the biggest migration in human history, an estimated 250 million Chinese
This book explores the media and conflict relationship in the age of social media through the lens of China. Inspired by the concepts of medialization of confli