Chinese Platforms: A Critical Introduction - Couverture rigide

Lin, Jian; Yang Wang, Wilfred; Sun, Ping

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1509559175 ISBN 13 : 9781509559176

Editeur : Polity Press, 2025

Synopsis

The rise of the Chinese internet has reconfigured digital culture around the world. From social media platforms such as WeChat and Douyin to utility platforms Didi and Eleme, the Chinese platform economy has shown a remarkable capability of innovation and growth, receiving great limitation as well as protection from the Chinese state.

This is the first textbook to centre Chinese platforms in the transformation of the global internet. Offering an overview of the history, governance and social-political implications, the book shows how Chinese platforms are situated within the domestic political economy of China, and the external geopolitics and cross-border mobilities of capital, technology and populations. Topics covered include policy and governance, social media entertainment, e-commerce, digital labour, and the Chinese diaspora. Comparing and contrasting the Chinese platform ecology with its global counterpart, the book argues that while Chinese platforms exhibit more effective economic and technological innovation and have strong cultural cachet, they are subject to a far greater degree of state oversight, including facilitation as well as correction and censorship.

Chinese Platforms is a must-read for advanced students of Media and Communication Studies and China Studies, as well as those interested in the rise of digital China and its connections and implications for the global platform society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jian Lin is Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Wilfred Yang Wang is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne.
Ping Sun is Associate Professor in the Institute of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509559175
• ISBN 13: 9781509559176
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible