Publisher's Synopsis
"The new 2nd edition of this successful Handbook explores the growing and evolving field of Chinese media, offering a window to observe multi-directional flows of information, culture and communications within the contexts of globalization and regionalization. Bringing together the research of an international and interdisciplinary team providing ex-pert analysis of the media in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and among other Chinese communities, this new edition: - Highlights how new social, economic, and political forces have emerged to challenge the production and consumption of media outputs. - Reveals how the growing prevalence of social media, such as WeChat and TikTok, continues to blur the boundary between online and offline, allowing state institutions to interfere in the lives of their users, and civil societies to mobilise and articulate their interests and grievances. - Outlines how the development of new communications tech
