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1. www.asianstudies.org › publications › eaaChina’s Weibo: Political and Social Implications?

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   Without a doubt, Weibo is making changes to China, but whether these changes democratize China is yet to be seen. Can Weibo be defined as a civil society in today’s China, or will at least it lead Chinese people to a civil society?

2. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk › our-researchHow does the Chinese government manage social media? The case ...

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   Feng looks at several key questions about the popularity and then decline of Weibo, including the key questions of how the Chinese government has responded to its success. He asks what general and detailed measures the Chinese government has adopted to manage Weibo, and whether the Chinese government has modified its public opinion management ...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › democracy-and-republicDemocracy or Republic: What's the difference? - Merriam-Webster

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   The words democracy and republic are frequently used to mean the same thing: a government in which the people vote for their leaders. However, there are some situations in which one is better to use than the other.

4. library.fiveable.me › weiboWeibo - (Contemporary Chinese Politics) - Vocab, Definition ...

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   While there are limitations due to censorship, Weibo still provides a space for citizens to participate in political discourse and influence public opinion. In what ways does the Chinese government exert control over Weibo, and how does this impact public opinion?

5. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullWeibo and the making of Chinese networked publics: Witness ...

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   Feb 7, 2018 · As this study shows, over its 8 years of operation, Weibo has gone through three major stages to date: collective witness, ideological contention, and networks of expertise. Each of these three stages represents a distinctive mode of online public participation.

   • Author: Eileen Le Han

   • Publish Year: 2018

6. factsanddetails.com › china › cat7WEIBOS, CHINA'S TWITTER-LIKE MICROBLOGS | Facts and Details

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   After Twitter was banned in China in 2009, the Chinese internet company Sina launched(Sina Weibo (pronounced SEE-nah WAY-bo), or Weibo for short. Sina Weibo allows users to post short messages of less than 140 Chinese characters via websites, SMS or MMS.

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   Is Weibo a democracy?

   • Weibo is part of a system where there is limited media autonomy or democratic competition (Roberts, 2018), although there is a vibrant commercial media environment and journalists also push the boundaries on official state media (Zhu, 2012).

   “It’s All About US vs THEM!”: Comparing Chinese Populist Discourses o…

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   Why is Weibo a platform for Chinese citizens?

   • Unable to vent their frustrations against the government publicly, Weibo serves as a platform for Chinese citizens to mock the government’s lack of responsibility and the failings of public officials who are meant to serve as role models for the public.

   China’s Weibo: Political and Social Implications?

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   How many people use Weibo in China?

   • According to official Chinese figures, Weibo reached an astonishing 331 million users in June 2013, but fell to 275 million a year later. Feng looks at several key questions about the popularity and then decline of Weibo, including the key questions of how the Chinese government has responded to its success.

   How does the Chinese government manage social media? The case of …

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   Is Weibo a networked public?

   • Weibo as “networked publics”—both a public space and collectives (boyd, 2010)—have amplified the visibility and social impact of public events, and enabled individuals to gather on this public “square” to participate.

   Weibo and the making of Chinese networked publics: Witness, debates …

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   Does the government use Weibo?

   • While Weibo has successfully exposed scandals and mobilized opinions that challenge the power abuse or non-transparency of the officials, the government is also using Weibo in the service of its own purposes (Sullivan, 2014). Weibo is also seen as a contentious space between official authorities and individuals (Nip & Fu, 2016).

   Weibo and the making of Chinese networked publics: Witness, debates …

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   What is China's Weibo?

   • Association for Asian Studies China’s Weibo: Political and Social Implications? Sina Weibo, China’s microblogging answer to Twitter, has become one of the most popular sites in China’s cyberspace since its debut in 2009.

   China’s Weibo: Political and Social Implications?

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8. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10“It’s All About US vs THEM!”: Comparing Chinese Populist ...

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   Mar 4, 2024 · The destructive–constructive and populist–ultranationalist dimensions have Weibo engaging in constructive topics such as “accountability” and “corruption” of government elites, while Twitter involves constructive topics around “democracy”, “liberal democracy”, and “human rights”.