The Making of a Neo-Propaganda State : : China's Social Media under Xi Jinping / / Titus C. Chen.

• Superior document: China Studies ; 48
• VerfasserIn: Chen, Titus C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: China Studies ; 48.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 pages)
• Notes: This book thoroughly examines how China under Xi Jinping has conceptualized and enforced its digital propaganda strategy on social media,which has enabled the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime to manipulate online information and shape public opinion.
• Other title: China's Social Media under Xi Jinping
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9789004519374; 9789004519367
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: 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 a sense of community and unite the general public under the Chinese government, thereby legitimating autocratic rule. By enhancing our understanding of China’s digital ideological statecraft, the book makes a major contribution to the fields of China Studies and Political Communication.