Political Communication in China

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

The papers on this panel examine the political communication in China and examine the role of media and social media in relation to politics.

Sub Unit

• Division 38: Political Communication

Individual Presentations

• Who Speaks for the Party? Chinese State Signaling and State Media Hierarchy - Jackie S.H. Wong, Princeton University; Zenobia Chan, Georgetown University; Noel Foster, U.S. Naval War College

• Unveiling Chinese Cadres’ Public Image: Evidence from Provincial Party Secretary - Yang Yan, Freie Universität Berlin

• The Rule of Discourse: How Ideas and Discourses Shape China’s Zero-COVID Policy - Zijing Zhao, Tsinghua University; Kaiping Zhang, Tsinghua University

• Mind Your Words: Online Political Expressions of Celebrities in China - Zhiyuan DING, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Yu Zeng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Chair

• Sang Jung Kim University of Iowa

Discussant

• Yunkang Yang