The Making of a Neo-Propaganda State: China's Social Media Under XI Jinping

by Titus C. Chen

Why has China's authoritarian government under Xi Jinping retained popular support without political reforms? Drawing on Chinese social media data, in this book Titus C. Chen argues that China's digital propaganda and information control techniques--the monopolistic exercise of market authoritarianism--have empowered the Xi administration to manipulate public discourse and shape public opinion via social media. Chen argues that these techniques forge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900451936X
• ISBN13: 9789004519367
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"