Internet Online Translation Communities in Chinese Cyberspace May 23, 2016 1 Written by Chuan Yu. There is a “tradition” in China of translating almost everything from other languages into Chinese. Since the arrival of the Internet about 30…
Taiwan Taiwan 2016 academic resources: Media January 3, 2016 0 Written by Jonathan Sullivan. During most of the KMT’s one party rule, the media were tightly controlled by the party-state, and played a key role,…
Chinese media China’s state media and the outsourcing of soft power July 15, 2015 0 Written by Jichang Lulu. "Foreign shill," muttered someone, while an Australian reporter addressed the head of the People's Bank at a press conference. The Melbourne-based…
Culture and Society How the Internet is shaping PRC development: Three schools of thought in China May 9, 2015 0 Written by Daniel Lynch. Over the past few years I have followed Chinese writings on the impact of the Internet on PRC society. I’m not…
China Minority Dance, Minority Dancers May 6, 2015 0 Written by Emily Wilcox. Most Americans would be hard-pressed to distinguish a waltz from a tango or a salsa from a jitterbug. However, in the…
Sustainable Development China’s environment, modernisation and investigative reporting April 10, 2015 0 Written by Jingrong Tong. In a recent book I examined environmental risk discourses constructed through environmental investigative reports and their contribution to offsetting the hegemonic discourse of…
Diaspora Reassessing Diasporic Chinese Media in the Wake of China’s Rise March 6, 2015 0 Written by Wanning Sun. A decade ago, I edited Media and the Chinese Diaspora, a volume which examines the formation of Chinese diasporic identities through…
Politics Smear Tactics and Taiwan’s Compliant Media March 20, 2014 3 Written by J. Michael Cole. As the occupation of Taiwan’s legislature by thousands of protesters enters its third day, the architecture of power on the…
China Kunming massacre sparks media war March 5, 2014 1 Written by J. Michael Cole By now we’ve all heard about Saturday night’s bloodbath at the Kunming Railway Station, where a dozen individuals wearing black…
China China’s public diplomacy shifts focus: From building hardware to improving software October 24, 2013 0 Written by Ingrid d’Hooghe. China spends more money and effort on developing public diplomacy strategies and instruments than any other country in the world. The…