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Blurring Boundaries in a “Cyber-Greater China”: are internet bulletin boards constructing the public sphere in contemporary China

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Media and Public Spheres, Pages: 210 - 222

Swansea University Author: Yan Wu Orcid Logo

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There has been much theory about the internet’s promise, based upon itstechnological capabilities, particularly its open access, making an egalitarianand inclusive public sphere a reality, and moreover one that extends beyondnational borders. Yan Wu examines the consequences of this in rapidly chang...

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Published: 2007
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