China in the Era of Social Media

An Unprecedented Force for An Unprecedented Social Change

Edited by Junhao Hong - Contributions by Ching-Man Chan; Naipeng Chao; Yang Cheng; Tiance Dong; Jie Feng; Fangfang Gao; Xu He; Junhao Hong; Li Huang; Yihui Huang; Qin Li; Yonggang Li; Chenxi Liang; Ziqi Liang; Trisha T.C. Lin; Zhaoxi Liu; Jing Niu; Yue-Xin Qiang; Jiaqi Qin; Yang Shen; Peiren Shao; Hu Wang; Juan Wang; Yun Wang; Lu Wei; Minghua Wu; Di Xu; Ping Xu; Sanjiu Yan; Qian Yao; Yinjiao Ye; Guangfeng Yuan; Xiangling Yuan and Mingxin Zhang

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 so, social media in China has witnessed the most explosive growth in the world. Being the most populous nation in the world, it has the most social media users in the world as well. This book examines the current situation and unique characteristics of Chinese social media, the significance of social media in the country’s social transformation, and particularly its influences on political change in the nation. The main goal of this book is to explore how social media has been affecting and thus changing China’s political system, the ruling communist ideology, and the state-run media, as well as its public discourse and public opinions. Scholars of Asian studies, political science, and communications will find this book particularly interesting.

Lexington Books

Pages: 380 • Trim: 6¼ x 9

978-1-7936-0874-1 • Hardback • June 2020 • $125.00 • (£96.00)

978-1-7936-0875-8 • eBook • June 2020 • $118.50 • (£92.00)

Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

Subjects: Social Science / Media Studies

China in the Era of Social Media

An Unprecedented Force for An Unprecedented Social Change

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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 so, social media in China has witnessed the most explosive growth in the world. Being the most populous nation in the world, it has the most social media users in the world as well. This book examines the current situation and unique characteristics of Chinese social media, the significance of social media in the country’s social transformation, and particularly its influences on political change in the nation. The main goal of this book is to explore how social media has been affecting and thus changing China’s political system, the ruling communist ideology, and the state-run media, as well as its public discourse and public opinions. Scholars of Asian studies, political science, and communications will find this book particularly interesting.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 380 • Trim: 6¼ x 9

978-1-7936-0874-1 • Hardback • June 2020 • $125.00 • (£96.00)

978-1-7936-0875-8 • eBook • June 2020 • $118.50 • (£92.00)

Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

Subjects: Social Science / Media Studies

Author

Junhao Hong is professor in the Department of Communication at State University of New York and distinguished guest professor of Shanghai University, China.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction: An Unprecedented Force for an Unprecedented Social Change

Junhao Hong

Ch. 1: The Emergence, Development and Evolution of Chinese Social Media

Juan Wang, Yang Shen, Junhao Hong

Ch. 2: Social Media and the Changing Political Culture in China

Pei-ren Shao, Yun Wang

Ch. 3: Social Media, Public Discourse and Civic Engagement in China

Yinjiao Ye, Ping Xu, Mingxin Zhang

Ch. 4: Political Trust and Political Efficacy of Chinese Netizens

Naipeng Chao, Guangfeng Yuan, Yonggang Li, Qian Yao, Jiaqi Qin

Ch. 5: Discourse Power Shifting in Chinese Social Media Minghua Wu

Ch. 6: Social Media and Internet Public Events in China

Tiance Dong, Chenxi Liang, Xu He

Ch. 7: Social Media and Online Opinion Leaders in China

Jie Feng, Yang Shen, Junhao Hong

Ch. 8: Public Relations, Social Media, and Public Opinion in China

Yang Cheng, Yihui Huang, Chingman Chan

Ch. 9: Social Media and Social Integration among China’s New Urban Migrants

Lu Wei, Fangfang Gao

Ch. 10: The Impact of Social Media Usage on Chinese College Students’ Political Socialization

Di Xu, Yue-Xin Qiang

Ch. 11: Social Media and “Chinese Dama”

Qin Li

Ch. 12: Webcasting as a New Cultural Landscape and New Challenge in China

Hu Wang, Sanjiu Yan

Ch. 13: Social Media and Chinese Journalists' Pursuit of Press Freedom

Zhaoxi Liu

Ch. 14: Social Media and the Transformation of CCTV NEWS

Li Huang

Ch. 15: Social Media Usage for TV Viewing in China

Trisha Lin, Ziqi Liang

Ch. 16: The Chinese Government Regulations on Social Media and Its Implications

Jing Niu, Xiangling Yuan

China in the Era of Social Media

An Unprecedented Force for An Unprecedented Social Change

China in the Era of Social Media

An Unprecedented Force for An Unprecedented Social Change

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