Linette Lim
@linettelim.bsky.social
PhD candidate at University College Dublin. Interested in authoritarianism, media control, & nationalism. Former journalist with a stint as a 互联网打工人
https://linettemlim.github.io/
https://linettemlim.github.io/
Pinned
My first solo-authored publication is out in The International Journal of Press/Politics! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Based on 50+ interviews with foreign correspondents in China, it explores how authoritarian media control operates and the responses it provokes. (1/3)
Based on 50+ interviews with foreign correspondents in China, it explores how authoritarian media control operates and the responses it provokes. (1/3)
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Applications are now open for the UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026.
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Applications are now open for the UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026.
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
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Applications are open for two UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarships💫
It covers:
☑️ Tuition fees (up to the non-EU rate)
☑️ A yearly stipend of €25,000
☑️ An annual research budget of €4,000
Deadline: 6 February 2026
@elisaadamico.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
It covers:
☑️ Tuition fees (up to the non-EU rate)
☑️ A yearly stipend of €25,000
☑️ An annual research budget of €4,000
Deadline: 6 February 2026
@elisaadamico.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Applications are open for two UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarships💫
It covers:
☑️ Tuition fees (up to the non-EU rate)
☑️ A yearly stipend of €25,000
☑️ An annual research budget of €4,000
Deadline: 6 February 2026
@elisaadamico.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
It covers:
☑️ Tuition fees (up to the non-EU rate)
☑️ A yearly stipend of €25,000
☑️ An annual research budget of €4,000
Deadline: 6 February 2026
@elisaadamico.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
In my Media Politics under Authoritarianism class this week, we explored how to adapt a gay romance for Chinese TV whilst maintaining plausible deniability. We also discussed queer representation, feminism, & creative freedom. Showed students a clip of The Untamed. Their engagement made my week!
October 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In my Media Politics under Authoritarianism class this week, we explored how to adapt a gay romance for Chinese TV whilst maintaining plausible deniability. We also discussed queer representation, feminism, & creative freedom. Showed students a clip of The Untamed. Their engagement made my week!
My first solo-authored publication is out in The International Journal of Press/Politics! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Based on 50+ interviews with foreign correspondents in China, it explores how authoritarian media control operates and the responses it provokes. (1/3)
Based on 50+ interviews with foreign correspondents in China, it explores how authoritarian media control operates and the responses it provokes. (1/3)
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
My first solo-authored publication is out in The International Journal of Press/Politics! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Based on 50+ interviews with foreign correspondents in China, it explores how authoritarian media control operates and the responses it provokes. (1/3)
Based on 50+ interviews with foreign correspondents in China, it explores how authoritarian media control operates and the responses it provokes. (1/3)
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“I tried to use purchase of a panda as a means of getting to China in 1963-4 while in Hong Kong. My wife’s uncle was chairman of the St. Louis Zoo and authorized me to spend US$25K if I could bring one back. As the NYTimes reported, the effort failed.”
Return of the Pandas! — Jerome A. Cohen | 孔傑榮（柯恩）
By Jerome A. Cohen I cannot resist commenting on today’s biggest China news, even though I am sure this is not my first mention of those potent symbols of the PRC’s good will. I tried to use purchase...
www.jeromecohen.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“I tried to use purchase of a panda as a means of getting to China in 1963-4 while in Hong Kong. My wife’s uncle was chairman of the St. Louis Zoo and authorized me to spend US$25K if I could bring one back. As the NYTimes reported, the effort failed.”
Had a great first APSA conference! Vancouver was a superb host city with amazing natural beauty & food. I learnt lots from all the panels I went to, made new connections, & caught up with old ones. Am particularly inspired by novel approaches to researching hard-to-study contexts
September 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Had a great first APSA conference! Vancouver was a superb host city with amazing natural beauty & food. I learnt lots from all the panels I went to, made new connections, & caught up with old ones. Am particularly inspired by novel approaches to researching hard-to-study contexts
In #Vancouver for #APSA today? David & I will present our paper which uses Taiwan as a case & examines the efficacy of misinformation frames there without exposing human subjects to harmful content. Ours is the Political Information & Communication in Taiwan panel, 4pm at West Level 2, West 217
September 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In #Vancouver for #APSA today? David & I will present our paper which uses Taiwan as a case & examines the efficacy of misinformation frames there without exposing human subjects to harmful content. Ours is the Political Information & Communication in Taiwan panel, 4pm at West Level 2, West 217
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For my American comrades:
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Is on sale at Amazon for 22 bucks for hardcover. That’s a pretty good deal!
European release in a couple weeks.
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Is on sale at Amazon for 22 bucks for hardcover. That’s a pretty good deal!
European release in a couple weeks.
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
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September 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
For my American comrades:
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Is on sale at Amazon for 22 bucks for hardcover. That’s a pretty good deal!
European release in a couple weeks.
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Is on sale at Amazon for 22 bucks for hardcover. That’s a pretty good deal!
European release in a couple weeks.
Teaching my own module this term: Media Politics under Authoritarianism. In our first class, we examined media’s role in society. Applying Hanitzsch's journalistic roles, students assessed that there aren't watchdogs and change agents in Irish media! Perhaps this is symptomatic of democracies?
September 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Teaching my own module this term: Media Politics under Authoritarianism. In our first class, we examined media’s role in society. Applying Hanitzsch's journalistic roles, students assessed that there aren't watchdogs and change agents in Irish media! Perhaps this is symptomatic of democracies?
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I reckon this from @emoontw.bsky.social on leaving Taiwan (and its media scene) is worth a read
theeastandback.substack.com/p/my-great-t...
theeastandback.substack.com/p/my-great-t...
(My) Great Taiwan Recall
One era ends, another begins.
theeastandback.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I reckon this from @emoontw.bsky.social on leaving Taiwan (and its media scene) is worth a read
theeastandback.substack.com/p/my-great-t...
theeastandback.substack.com/p/my-great-t...
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Great piece today in @indexoncensorship.org by @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social on the "so-called" trial of Jimmy Lai with a shout-out to recent research by me & @linettelim.bsky.social in @jeas-journal.bsky.social
The so-called trial of Jimmy Lai - Index on Censorship
How the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities use linguistic trickery to undermine opponents
www.indexoncensorship.org
September 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Great piece today in @indexoncensorship.org by @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social on the "so-called" trial of Jimmy Lai with a shout-out to recent research by me & @linettelim.bsky.social in @jeas-journal.bsky.social
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I’ve lost count of how often Chinese/Hong Kong authorities or CCP State media have called me a “so-called human rights lawyer” leading a “so-called legal team.” I often play ‘propaganda bingo’ to myself when I read aggressive HKSAR statements which slam me/my clients/NGOs/other States/newspapers. 1/
The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China
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August 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I’ve lost count of how often Chinese/Hong Kong authorities or CCP State media have called me a “so-called human rights lawyer” leading a “so-called legal team.” I often play ‘propaganda bingo’ to myself when I read aggressive HKSAR statements which slam me/my clients/NGOs/other States/newspapers. 1/
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Thanks so much @caoilfhionn.bsky.social for reading our @jeas-journal.bsky.social research
@linettelim.bsky.social and i were struck by the phrase “so-called” in China’s propaganda and are happy (academically) and discouraged (normatively) that our findings cohere with your experience.
@linettelim.bsky.social and i were struck by the phrase “so-called” in China’s propaganda and are happy (academically) and discouraged (normatively) that our findings cohere with your experience.
So it was a particular pleasure to read this excellent analysis by two UCD academics on the use of the phrase ‘so-called’ as a propaganda device in China:
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The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China
www.cambridge.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Thanks so much @caoilfhionn.bsky.social for reading our @jeas-journal.bsky.social research
@linettelim.bsky.social and i were struck by the phrase “so-called” in China’s propaganda and are happy (academically) and discouraged (normatively) that our findings cohere with your experience.
@linettelim.bsky.social and i were struck by the phrase “so-called” in China’s propaganda and are happy (academically) and discouraged (normatively) that our findings cohere with your experience.
Happy birthday. At 60, you defy how a high HDI nation looks like, by being tropical, multi-ethnic, non-liberal, post-colonial, & lacking in resources. To paraphrase Rajaratnam, we've willed ourselves into being. & that's long before manifesting became a thing. Majulah, Singapura!
August 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Happy birthday. At 60, you defy how a high HDI nation looks like, by being tropical, multi-ethnic, non-liberal, post-colonial, & lacking in resources. To paraphrase Rajaratnam, we've willed ourselves into being. & that's long before manifesting became a thing. Majulah, Singapura!
My first publication is now online at @jeas-journal.bsky.social !
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social and I apply quantitative text analysis to Xinhua articles containing the terms "so-called" & "所谓" to explore the ideas the Chinese govt wishes to discredit for different audiences doi.org/10.1017/jea....
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social and I apply quantitative text analysis to Xinhua articles containing the terms "so-called" & "所谓" to explore the ideas the Chinese govt wishes to discredit for different audiences doi.org/10.1017/jea....
August 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
My first publication is now online at @jeas-journal.bsky.social !
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social and I apply quantitative text analysis to Xinhua articles containing the terms "so-called" & "所谓" to explore the ideas the Chinese govt wishes to discredit for different audiences doi.org/10.1017/jea....
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social and I apply quantitative text analysis to Xinhua articles containing the terms "so-called" & "所谓" to explore the ideas the Chinese govt wishes to discredit for different audiences doi.org/10.1017/jea....
Delighted that my paper was selected for the 2025 Best PhD Paper Award @psaautocracy.bsky.social ! Thanks to the panel @emisimison.bsky.social & @scottrw630.bsky.social, to my supervisor @alexdukalskis.bsky.social for nominating me, and to @ucdpolitics.bsky.social for being a great intellectual home
The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award for the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate goes to...
@linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China"
Congratulations!! 🥳
@linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China"
Congratulations!! 🥳
July 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Delighted that my paper was selected for the 2025 Best PhD Paper Award @psaautocracy.bsky.social ! Thanks to the panel @emisimison.bsky.social & @scottrw630.bsky.social, to my supervisor @alexdukalskis.bsky.social for nominating me, and to @ucdpolitics.bsky.social for being a great intellectual home
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“…The layoffs were announced while Rubio was traveling home from that trip.
"After he used us, he fired us," one fired foreign affairs officer who focused on the South China Sea said. "It's mind-boggling."
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
"After he used us, he fired us," one fired foreign affairs officer who focused on the South China Sea said. "It's mind-boggling."
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
State Dept. cuts China experts as administration says countering Beijing top priority
The State Department has shuttered the team involved in South China Sea security, getting rid of top experts on the subject at a time when the administration says security in the region is a priority.
www.npr.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“…The layoffs were announced while Rubio was traveling home from that trip.
"After he used us, he fired us," one fired foreign affairs officer who focused on the South China Sea said. "It's mind-boggling."
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
"After he used us, he fired us," one fired foreign affairs officer who focused on the South China Sea said. "It's mind-boggling."
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
Happy polling day. Posted mine early this week. Majulah.
May 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Happy polling day. Posted mine early this week. Majulah.
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🧵Happy to see continued attention on the ways that China harasses and surveils abroad-- hard to find the bandwidth today, but it remains a real issue that impacts people's lives.
A few thoughts that I've raised elsewhere on how best to think about it and address it:
www.icij.org/investigatio...
A few thoughts that I've raised elsewhere on how best to think about it and address it:
www.icij.org/investigatio...
Frequently asked questions about the China Targets investigation - ICIJ
What's transnational repression? Is China Targets based on leaked documents? What's a GONGO? These questions and more, answered.
www.icij.org
April 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🧵Happy to see continued attention on the ways that China harasses and surveils abroad-- hard to find the bandwidth today, but it remains a real issue that impacts people's lives.
A few thoughts that I've raised elsewhere on how best to think about it and address it:
www.icij.org/investigatio...
A few thoughts that I've raised elsewhere on how best to think about it and address it:
www.icij.org/investigatio...
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This is such a good read, and perhaps of educational value to Americans newly wondering what life under full-blown authoritarianism is like. From one of China's sharpest writers:
April 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This is such a good read, and perhaps of educational value to Americans newly wondering what life under full-blown authoritarianism is like. From one of China's sharpest writers:
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US government bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens – AP: ‘the policy, which was put into effect by departing U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China.’
US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citize...
apnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
US government bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens – AP: ‘the policy, which was put into effect by departing U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China.’
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SCMP: Authorities slapped übernationalist Sima Nan,whose real name is Yu Li, with a fine of 9 million yuan (US$1.2 million) for tax evasion last week, proving that “cyber nationalism” has been a very lucrative hustle in #China for years
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When China’s cyber nationalists cross Beijing’s red line
Anti-West blogger Sima Nan’s tax scandal exposes lucrative hustle of patriotic fury that dodges political risk – until it doesn’t.
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March 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
SCMP: Authorities slapped übernationalist Sima Nan,whose real name is Yu Li, with a fine of 9 million yuan (US$1.2 million) for tax evasion last week, proving that “cyber nationalism” has been a very lucrative hustle in #China for years
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Leaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machine – TechCrunch: ‘133,000 examples fed into a sophisticated large language model that’s designed to automatically flag any piece of content considered sensitive by the Chinese government.’
Exclusive: Leaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machine
One academic who reviewed the dataset said it was "clear evidence" that China, or its affiliates, wants to use AI to improve repression.
techcrunch.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Leaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machine – TechCrunch: ‘133,000 examples fed into a sophisticated large language model that’s designed to automatically flag any piece of content considered sensitive by the Chinese government.’
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Confessions of a Chinese internet censor: "My impression is that they need us to know about these things to do our job properly, but…they’re afraid of us knowing too much. They’d prefer we forget everything after executing their instructions."
www.chinafile.com/re...
www.chinafile.com/re...
‘Survival Comes First’ | ChinaFile
Generation Z has now become the primary force among China’s growing ranks of China’s online content moderators, who number in the tens of thousands. Their physical stamina means they generally fare better with the intense demands of the job and can stay up late to respond quickly to issues with sensitive content. They now handle the bulk of the work for major internet
www.chinafile.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Confessions of a Chinese internet censor: "My impression is that they need us to know about these things to do our job properly, but…they’re afraid of us knowing too much. They’d prefer we forget everything after executing their instructions."
www.chinafile.com/re...
www.chinafile.com/re...
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This puts the CCP's 'seven don't mentions' in the shade.
七不講？小巫見大巫
七不講？小巫見大巫
Trump administration has identified words to be banned on government websites or at least be wary of using. Among them: women, race, injustice, climate science, pollution, victim, historically. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This puts the CCP's 'seven don't mentions' in the shade.
七不講？小巫見大巫
七不講？小巫見大巫