Global Media and China

Journal Description

Global Media and China is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, which provides a dedicated, interdisciplinary forum for research. The journal welcomes articles on all aspects of international research in the field of communication and media studies and has a particular interest in how global media are impacting on, and are in turn being transformed by China, specifically Chinese institutions, industries and audiences. Research on digital platforms, social media and related policy is welcome. Please see the Aims and Scopes tab for further information.

This journal is the official journal of the Communication University of China.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Why publish in Global Media and China?

• A dedicated, interdisciplinary forum for international research on communication and media with a focus on China
• Rigorous peer review of your scholarly work
• Rapid online publication

Open access article processing charge (APC) information

This journal is financially supported by the Communication University of China and therefore does not charge an article processing charge for open access publication.

Submission information

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Contact

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• Exploring the dynamics of data sharing in open science among Chinese scholars: An integrated PMT and TPB approach
  February 10, 2025 by Rukun Zhang, Bingcan Li47890Shenzhen University, China
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. Data sharing is request under open science policy. The inconsistent juxtaposition of positive attitudes toward open communication science (OCS) with low levels of commitment to data sharing is underinvestigated. This study explores the factors influencing …
• Digital parenting burdens in China: Online homework, parent chats, and punch-in culture
  February 8, 2025 by Liangqi Ding12478Fudan University, China
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print.
• Framing the Xi–Biden meeting in news coverage: A cross-national comparative analysis
  February 1, 2025 by Sheau Wen Ong122238Xi’an-Jiaotong Liverpool University, China
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. The highly anticipated meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden occurred at a critical moment amidst the ongoing global competition between these major powers. Countries in Southeast Asia, situated between the Sino-US …
• From conflict to peace: Hanfu performance and “Embodied Connection” in the Chinese Youth’s British Museum initiative
  January 11, 2025 by Siling Dong, Shitong LiInstitute of Communication Studies, 12681Communication University of China, Beijing, China
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. Chinese students engaged in a broad conversation on the British Museum’s tweet, “Join us in celebrating Korean Lunar New Year with magical performances,” which resulted in both online and real protests. In-depth interviews with eleven attendees of the …
• Xi–Biden Summit coverage: Chinese media frames for global and domestic readers
  December 23, 2024 by Xiaoling Zhang177604Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China,
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. Situated against the recent tumultuous backdrop of Sino–U.S. relations, this study examines the coverage of the November 2023 Xi–Biden Summit by thePeople’s DailyandChina Daily. As authoritative, national-level media outlets reflecting party policies, …
• (Re)Platforming subcultures: Sinosphere board game geeks
  December 20, 2024 by Johnathan Harrington26679Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. In this paper, I argue that while regional platformisation often takes a utilitarian role, replacing services which are not offered as readily outside of global platforms’ strong reach, there is also an underemphasised performative role as these same …
• Algorithmic imaginary in surveillance technicity: The renegotiation of minzu identity among China’s ethnic minority wanghongs on Douyin
  December 18, 2024 by Lei Hao198183University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. This study investigates the role of Douyin, internationally known as TikTok, in shaping the presentation and perception ofminzu(ethnicity) among ethnic minoritywanghongs(internet celebrities) in China. It examines how Douyin’s techno-social …
• Fan translation of video games in China: The case of Deeptrans
  December 10, 2024 by Dakai Wei, Maude Bonenfant14845University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. Following the Chinese State Council’s ban on commercial gaming consoles and the rise of computer game piracy, foreign video game companies began to withdraw from investing in Chinese game translations in the early 2000s. In response, fan translation …
• Grieving World of Warcraft’s Chinese server shutdown
  November 21, 2024 by HongLan Xu1234University of Amsterdam, Netherlands,
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. Twenty years of game scholarship established that players form profound attachments to the virtual worlds and inhabitants of Massively Multiplayer Online [MMO-]games, that are near-indistinguishable from their attachment to offline relationships. However, …
• “Strike with visual bullets”: Digitalized deep play and floating emotional public sphere in the Bilibili bullet comments
  November 15, 2024 by Yeyang Cao12443Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China,
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. The bullet comment refers to a real-time built-in comment system attached to online video services on the Chinese Internet. It provides a mechanism transforming online spectatorship into an “audiencing” experience. This study interviews 16 bullet comment …
• Passionate work: Endurance after the good life
  November 13, 2024 by Muyao JiangAnnenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USAjiang.muyao@outlook.com
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print.
• Beyond Barbie: Representations of whiteness in China’s digital advertising
  November 11, 2024 by Christina Kefala1234University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. This article examines how Western brands and white Western entrepreneurs employ representations of whiteness in advertising their products on China’s social media platforms. While research has effectively revealed the prevalence of white hegemony in …
• Short videos, big impact: How Chinese youth perceive and engage with news on short video platforms
  October 28, 2024 by Yuruo Lei, Xingyuan Meng, Xiaohan Huang, Jingjing Li, Yifei Jiang, Yuening Yu, Ioana Literat5930Columbia University, USA
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. In the contemporary media landscape in China, short video platforms (SVP) have emerged as significant news sources, especially among young audiences. Anchored in an understanding of news literacy as situated knowledge, this study investigates how Chinese …
• ‘What would they think of us?’ The impact of the China threat narrative in Australian media on PRC migrants and social cohesion
  October 23, 2024 by Wanning SunAustralia–China Relations Institute, 1994University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. This paper engages closely with the perspectives of a particular cohort of Chinese-Australians: first-generation Mandarin-speaking migrants in Australia from the PRC. It aims to examine their responses and reactions to mainstream English-language news …
• Homeland social media as a field of negotiation: Creative strategies of China’s Wanghong in Japan
  October 14, 2024 by Yan Du12869Keio University, Japan
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. This article investigates how China’sWanghong(a Chinese term referring to online influencers’) in Japan engage in cultural and economic practices through transnational homeland social media. Particular attention is given to the characteristics of how …
• From the “Desk Set” to “Doraemon”: A comparative analysis on the sociotechnical imaginaries of artificial intelligence in news work
  October 1, 2024 by Laura Pranteddu27216Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland,
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. Artificial intelligence has become increasingly pervasive throughout the entire news cycle. In response to this trend, this paper explores journalists’ sociotechnical imaginaries concerning the integration of AI in news production, focusing on their …
• Artistic interventions: Art, community, and media in China and beyond
  September 18, 2024 by Danzhou Li47890Shenzhen University, China,
  Global Media and China, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 3-18, March 2025. Artistic interventions in communities have become increasingly prevalent in the context of quality-led urbanization and rural revitalization in China over the past decade. These art practices reflect a narrative of resistance toward the …
• ‘Living-alone’ wanghong: Women’s singleness as a wanghong genre and the configuration of Chinese postfeminist wanghong culture
  August 31, 2024 by Jia Guo4334University of Sydney, Australia
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. In this article, I explore how women’s singleness is represented by ‘living-alone’wanghongon the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu (小红书) and discuss the configuration of Chinese postfeministwanghongculture. The term ‘“living-alone”wanghong’ …
• Wanghong e-commerce in/as China’s economic transformation: A case study of beauty wanghong
  August 26, 2024 by Zexu Guan12490Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China,
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. This article examines the crucial encounter betweenwanghongand e-commerce in the specific process of China’s platformization. We develop a threefold (macro-meso-micro) approach that combines perspectives from political economy, critical industry studies,…
• Overseas Chinese parent wanghong on Douyin: Discursive constructions of diasporic parenthood
  August 23, 2024 by Xinyu Zhao2104Deakin University, Australia
  Global Media and China, Ahead of Print. This article explores how overseas Chinese parentwanghong(网红, internet celebrities) document, curate, and share their everyday life of parenting on Douyin, one of the most actively used short video platforms in China.Wanghongin this article refers to …