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Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (ISSN 2383-9449) is a refereed biannual journal that takes a lead on a new scholarship in Asia. Website: https://jceasia.org/. Post by @dechunzhang.bsky.social
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Honored to be elected as the Student & Early Career Representative for @icahdq.bsky.social Mass Communication Division! 🎉
Looking forward to supporting initiatives, fostering collaboration, and contributing to our community’s continued growth and success!
The results of the ICA Elections are in! 🎉 Congratulations to all newly elected individuals! A huge thank-you to all candidates and voters who participated—your engagement and support strengthen our community. 🔗 buff.ly/EVrbDcR
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de

Weiwen Yu and Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social analyse 213,435 #Weibo posts to trace how engagement with the digital memorial for Dr. #WenliangLi evolved journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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My new paper, Digital Mourning and Civic Engagement: Emotional Dynamics on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall shows Dr. Li Wenliang’s Weibo wall shifted from talk to grief & remembrance under censorship, regions & diaspora, in Journal of Current Chinese Affairs.

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September 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I’m excited to share that I am running for election as the Student and Early Career Representative of the Mass Communication Division of ICA. If you are a member of the Mass Communication Division, I would be grateful for your support. Please consider voting for me: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (Scopus-indexed) seeks reviewers for: 1) Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core (Springer, 2025) & 2) Innovation-Development Detours for Latecomers (CUP, 2024). Reviews: 3–5 pp. Info: jceasia.org Volunteer: jceabooks@gmail.com
Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
A Peer-Reviewed Journal on Convergence and Future Studies in Asia
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September 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
📢 Call for Papers – Special Issue
The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia invites submissions for:
“Living with ChatGPT: Social, Psychological, and Economic Impacts of Generative AI in East Asia”
CFP details 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/1G_TJ...
Special issue_Living with ChatGPT- Social, Psychological, and Economic Impacts of Generative AI in East Asia.pdf
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August 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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New piece in @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social: “Digital Nationalism in China: Expression, Propaganda, and Soft Authoritarianism”. It shows how digital nationalism in China works as soft authoritarianism, blending control with participatory propaganda. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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My new paper, coauthored with Ruoxin Su, “Adaptive Sovereignty: China’s Evolving Legislative Framework for Transnational Data Governance,” introduces the adaptive sovereignty model—blending state control with selective regulatory flexibility. Now in Politics and Governance: doi.org/10.17645/pag...
Adaptive Sovereignty: China’s Evolving Legislative Framework for Transnational Data Governance | Article | Politics and Governance
Ruoxin Su, Dechun Zhang
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July 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
New in JCEA: Sociocultural Brokers in Commerce: The Indonesian Migrant Entrepreneurship in Japan
Paulus R. Yuniarto, Firman Budianto & Erlita Tantri identify four types of Indonesian entrepreneurs in Japan—blending business with culture and community.
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Sociocultural Brokers in Commerce: The Indonesian Migrant Entrepreneurship in Japan -Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia | Korea Science
In migrant economies, traditional narratives often focus on the economic adaptation of ethnic minorities, with entrepreneurship serving as a pathway to integration and upward mobility. However, the in...
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July 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New in JCEA: Navigating the Audience Costs of Humanitarian Aid for Rising States: A Case Study of India’s COVID-19 Response
Xiaojuan Qiu & Liya Yan explore how India balanced sovereignty, legitimacy, and public perception in managing aid during the pandemic.
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Navigating the Audience Costs of Humanitarian Aid for Rising States: A Case Study of India's COVID-19 Response -Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia | Korea Science
Rising states often face critical decisions about accepting or refusing humanitarian aid during crises, shaped by domestic and international audience costs. This study examines these dynamics through ...
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July 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New in JCEA: Korean Wave and South Korea’s Perception in Southeast Asia: The Case of Vietnam
Sung-Won Yoon & Sae Won Chung explore how Hallyu YouTube videos in Vietnamese shape Korea’s image—highlighting lifestyle as the most engaging theme.
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Korean Wave and South Korea's Perception in Southeast Asia: The Case of Vietnam -Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia | Korea Science
Globalisation has brought challenges to international relations. Marked the 30th anniversary of Korea-Vietnam relations in 2022, Korea and Vietnam established closer diplomatic relations by establishi...
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July 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
New in JCEA: Personal Political Characteristics and Trust in State Media: A Case Study of China
Xin Tong analyzes how political traits shape trust in Chinese state media using Asian Barometer data—offering insights into media trust in authoritarian contexts.
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Personal Political Characteristics and Trust in State Media: A Case Study of China -Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia | Korea Science
Who, if anyone, is more influenced by state media in China? While scholars have discussed people's resilience and response to state apparatus under authoritarian systems, few studies have directly tes...
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July 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New in JCEA: Media Use and Online Political Participation: The Mediating Roles of Media Credibility and Political Trust in Jakarta and Islamabad
Drina Intyaswati et al. show how credible media boosts trust and participation.
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Media Use and Online Political Participation: The Mediating Roles of Media Credibility and Political Trust in Jakarta and Islamabad -Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia |...
This study aimed to improve the understanding of how political information consumption through social media and other online platforms related to online political participation. It further investigate...
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July 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
New in JCEA: Analysis of Critical Agrarian Perspective on Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Development Policy in Indonesia by Abdul Kodir & Risdawati Ahmad.
The article examines contested land access in Sepaku, home to Indonesia’s new capital.
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Analysis of Critical Agrarian Perspective on Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Development Policy in Indonesia -Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia | Korea Science
This study aims to elucidate the agrarian trajectory in the Sepaku district, North Penajam Paser Regency, the primary site for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) development, and to explore the dynamics...
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July 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia is pleased to announce the publication of the 2025 Summer Issue, Vol. 24, No. 1.

The full issue is open access and available through the following link: koreascience.or.kr/journal/OSTR...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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My new coauthored paper with Jun Liu & Hsuanlei Shao, “Between Nationalist Propaganda and Public Mobilization,” is out in Oxford Intersections. We use computational analysis to explore how China’s propaganda shapes nationalist discourse and how the public responds on Weibo. doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Between Nationalist Propaganda and Public Mobilization: People’s Daily’s Nationalist Discourses and Their Public Responses on Chinese Social Media
Abstract. This study offers new perspectives on the evolving trajectory of state-led nationalist discourses and their engagement with online publics by exa
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June 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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I’m happy to share that my PhD defence will take place on June 25, 2025. I’ll share my research on China’s digital nationalism in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

If you’re interested, you’re very welcome to join. Here’s the link with all the details:
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
Chinese nationalism in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
Prof.dr. F.A. Schneider dr. Y. Huang
www.universiteitleiden.nl
May 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Excited to welcome everyone to join us at @giga-hamburg.de , where I'll be giving a guest talk on our new research with Dr. Jun Liu, "From Tweets to Tactics: Unpacking State-Sponsored Propaganda Campaigns on Twitter."
April 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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State-Sponsored #Propaganda: Dechun Zhang & Jun Liu analysed over 2.8 million posts from Chinese and Russian accounts on X, uncovering complex dynamics and tactics of #AuthoritarianRegimes in #SocialMedia.

➡️ Join their #GIGA #China Series talk online, 30 May: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
GIGA China Series
Analysing over 2.8 million “tweets” from Chinese and Russian accounts, we find that Chinese accounts proactively shape narratives to reinforce internal stability, whereas Russian accounts exhibit reac...
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April 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Deadline in a week for submitting your abstract for the JCCA special issue on Digital China, edited by @dechunzhang.bsky.social and Wenting Yu. Check out the call for papers below
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April 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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⏰ Only *ONE WEEK* left to submit your abstract for the JCCA Special Issue"Digital China 🛜: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" (Drs. DeChun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social & Wenting Yu)

Deadline: April 25, 2025

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📣 Call for Papers 📣

JCCA Special Issue "Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" will be guest-edited by Dr. Dechun Zhang (Uni Copenhagen) and Dr. Wenting Yu (Hong Kong Polytechnic)

Abstract deadline: April 25, 2025

@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
I with Dr. Wenting Yu are organizing a special issue at @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social (journals.sagepub.com/page/cca/cal...) titled “Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society.” Please consider submitting and spreading the word. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me
April 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
If you work on digital China, please consider to this special issue.
📣 Call for Papers 📣

JCCA Special Issue "Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" will be guest-edited by Dr. Dechun Zhang (Uni Copenhagen) and Dr. Wenting Yu (Hong Kong Polytechnic)

Abstract deadline: April 25, 2025

@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
I with Dr. Wenting Yu are organizing a special issue at @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social (journals.sagepub.com/page/cca/cal...) titled “Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society.” Please consider submitting and spreading the word. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me
March 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We are excited to welcome Xueyan Cao to the Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (JCEA) team as our new Assistant Managing Editor! We look forward to working together and benefiting from your expertise. Welcome aboard! #JCEA #asiastudies
March 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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If you work on digital China, we warmly invite you to contribute to our special issue. There is still one month left to submit!
⏰ Still one month to submit your abstract for the JCCA Special Issue"Digital China 🛜: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" (Drs. Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social & Wenting Yu)

Deadline: April 25, 2025
@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
📣 Call for Papers 📣

JCCA Special Issue "Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" will be guest-edited by Dr. Dechun Zhang (Uni Copenhagen) and Dr. Wenting Yu (Hong Kong Polytechnic)

Abstract deadline: April 25, 2025

@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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⏰ Still one month to submit your abstract for the JCCA Special Issue"Digital China 🛜: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" (Drs. Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social & Wenting Yu)

Deadline: April 25, 2025
@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
📣 Call for Papers 📣

JCCA Special Issue "Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" will be guest-edited by Dr. Dechun Zhang (Uni Copenhagen) and Dr. Wenting Yu (Hong Kong Polytechnic)

Abstract deadline: April 25, 2025

@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
I with Dr. Wenting Yu are organizing a special issue at @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social (journals.sagepub.com/page/cca/cal...) titled “Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society.” Please consider submitting and spreading the word. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me
March 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM