Lizhi Liu
@lizhiliu.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Georgetown (lizhiliu.com); Political Economy, Tech & China; Author of From Click to Boom (https://t.co/UL6RIfmdTm)
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Lizhi Liu
@lizhiliu.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Latest podcast, From Click to Boom, with @lizhiliu.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/from-click-t...
It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Peter on the New Books Network podcast. Thank you so much, Peter!
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Happy to share this workshop on 'Time Inheritance Mapping' as part of #ESRCFestival 25: It'll will change your mind about how you perceive your time use and your time resources. Suitable for 6th form ss, teachers, parents, career advisors etc! 8 Nov 11 am-See you
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Time Inheritance Mapping: Discover How Time Shapes Your Choices
Uncover how the past influences your present decisions in Time Inheritance Mapping - a deep dive into the impact of time on your choices!
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October 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy to share this workshop on 'Time Inheritance Mapping' as part of #ESRCFestival 25: It'll will change your mind about how you perceive your time use and your time resources. Suitable for 6th form ss, teachers, parents, career advisors etc! 8 Nov 11 am-See you
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-inher...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-inher...
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What does China’s emerging governance regime for big tech look like & how does it differ from that of the US?
My new article explores these questions by tracing Alibaba’s evolving ties with central and local governments, and theorizes this dynamic as a MARKET IN A FRAGMENTED STATE.
My new article explores these questions by tracing Alibaba’s evolving ties with central and local governments, and theorizes this dynamic as a MARKET IN A FRAGMENTED STATE.
June 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What does China’s emerging governance regime for big tech look like & how does it differ from that of the US?
My new article explores these questions by tracing Alibaba’s evolving ties with central and local governments, and theorizes this dynamic as a MARKET IN A FRAGMENTED STATE.
My new article explores these questions by tracing Alibaba’s evolving ties with central and local governments, and theorizes this dynamic as a MARKET IN A FRAGMENTED STATE.
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Drops today: this week's ARB @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast features Nicholas Gordon in conversation with @lizhiliu.bsky.social, author of “From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China” asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...
Podcast with Lizhi Liu, author of “From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China”
Alibaba. Tencent. JD. Pinduoduo. Run down the list of China’s most valuable companies and you’ll find, for the most part, that they’re all e-commerce companies—or at least facilitate e-commerce. Th…
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May 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Drops today: this week's ARB @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast features Nicholas Gordon in conversation with @lizhiliu.bsky.social, author of “From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China” asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...
Thanks for reviewing my book!
Today in the ARB: James Herndon reviews “From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China” by Lizhi Liu @princetonupress.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/from-click-t...
April 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thanks for reviewing my book!
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I'm extremely grateful that "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) had such a strong 1st week!
What is this book about? Why did I write it? Why should you care? A thread: 1/n
What is this book about? Why did I write it? Why should you care? A thread: 1/n
November 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
I'm extremely grateful that "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) had such a strong 1st week!
What is this book about? Why did I write it? Why should you care? A thread: 1/n
What is this book about? Why did I write it? Why should you care? A thread: 1/n
Excited to announce that my book has been awarded a Silver Medal in the Globalization/International Business category at the 2025 Axiom Business Book Awards (axiomawards.com/about). I'm honored and humbled to be recognized alongside other exceptional works that I admire.
March 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Excited to announce that my book has been awarded a Silver Medal in the Globalization/International Business category at the 2025 Axiom Business Book Awards (axiomawards.com/about). I'm honored and humbled to be recognized alongside other exceptional works that I admire.
I am deeply grateful to Professor Yue Zhu, a legal scholar, for his extensive (>9k words!) and very generous review essay on my book, published in the Shanghai Review of Books by The Paper (澎湃新闻), titled "e-commerce platforms' harsh winter and comeback.
shorturl.at/bNYMM
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朱悦评《从点击到繁荣》︱电子商务平台的凛冬与回归
澎湃，澎湃新闻，澎湃新闻网，新闻与思想，澎湃是植根于中国上海的时政思想类互联网平台，以最活跃的原创新闻与最冷静的思想分析为两翼，是互联网技术创新与新闻价值传承的结合体，致力于问答式新闻与新闻追踪功能的实践。
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February 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am deeply grateful to Professor Yue Zhu, a legal scholar, for his extensive (>9k words!) and very generous review essay on my book, published in the Shanghai Review of Books by The Paper (澎湃新闻), titled "e-commerce platforms' harsh winter and comeback.
shorturl.at/bNYMM
shorturl.at/bNYMM
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Professor Lizhi Liu ( @lizhiliu.bsky.social ) examines how China’s e-commerce grew despite weak legal frameworks. Digital platforms built private institutions, shaping governance and consumer trust. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. #PoliticsAndRightsReview
How China’s E-Commerce Boom Charts a Digital Path to Growth - Politics and Rights Review
In merely 20 years, China leapfrogged developed economies to build an e-commerce market with 800 million users, capturing nearly 50% of global online retail sales.
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February 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Professor Lizhi Liu ( @lizhiliu.bsky.social ) examines how China’s e-commerce grew despite weak legal frameworks. Digital platforms built private institutions, shaping governance and consumer trust. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. #PoliticsAndRightsReview
Sixth Tone just published an excerpt of my book "From Click to Boom," where I explore the rise of online institutions in China, their role in addressing governance gaps left by the state, as well as their limitations.
www.sixthtone.com/news/1016578
www.sixthtone.com/news/1016578
You Be the Judge: How Taobao Crowdsourced Its Courts
In this excerpt from Lizhi Liu’s new book, “From Click to Boom,” the author explores how Taobao tried to democratize its dispute resolution system.
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January 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Sixth Tone just published an excerpt of my book "From Click to Boom," where I explore the rise of online institutions in China, their role in addressing governance gaps left by the state, as well as their limitations.
www.sixthtone.com/news/1016578
www.sixthtone.com/news/1016578
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Ok, Xiaohongshu (Rednote) is NOT named after Mao’s Little Red Book but after the dominant color of Stanford where the founder got an MBA. It has a capitalist origin! m.36kr.com/p/1724258762...
即刻小红书的创业往事：生为小众，我很抱歉-36氪
突出重围很难，产品创新、产品生存更难。
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January 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Ok, Xiaohongshu (Rednote) is NOT named after Mao’s Little Red Book but after the dominant color of Stanford where the founder got an MBA. It has a capitalist origin! m.36kr.com/p/1724258762...
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@jeremywallace.bsky.social’s written a truly intelligent and original book.
January 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
@jeremywallace.bsky.social’s written a truly intelligent and original book.
Great to know that my book was selected by the China-Britain Business Council’s magazine as one of the best books of 2024 on China
December 30, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Great to know that my book was selected by the China-Britain Business Council’s magazine as one of the best books of 2024 on China
Thanks, Yeling, for sharing the news that my book is being sold and ranked #20 in the business section at Singapore Airport! It’s a delightful surprise to see an academic book—even with its long appendix of statistics and regressions—capturing interest beyond academia.
December 28, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Thanks, Yeling, for sharing the news that my book is being sold and ranked #20 in the business section at Singapore Airport! It’s a delightful surprise to see an academic book—even with its long appendix of statistics and regressions—capturing interest beyond academia.
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Good interview with Yeling Tan www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...
LSE: The Ballpark | China’s evolving approach to economic security with Professor Yeling Tan
In October 2024 the LSE Phelan US Centre spoke to Yeling Tan, Professor of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. They spoke about how China understands econo...
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December 2, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Good interview with Yeling Tan www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...
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In her new book, From Click to Boom, @lizhiliu.bsky.social tells the story of eBay vs. Taobao in the early 2000s, and how the combination of the platform’s clever innovations with Beijing’s strategic non-action allowed China’s commerce to flow in ways it never had before. https://buff.ly/3B5xNDp
Click, Trust, Prosper - The Wire China
In this book excerpt, Lizhi Liu takes a look at how e-commerce platforms filled a crucial void in China's political economy.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM
In her new book, From Click to Boom, @lizhiliu.bsky.social tells the story of eBay vs. Taobao in the early 2000s, and how the combination of the platform’s clever innovations with Beijing’s strategic non-action allowed China’s commerce to flow in ways it never had before. https://buff.ly/3B5xNDp
Focus Magazine, published by the China-Britain Business Council, just featured an interview about my book
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focus.cbbc.org/chinas-e-com...
How did China's e-commerce model become the best in the world? - Focus - China Britain Business Council
Just how did China's e-commerce market get so sophisticated, and what lies in its future? A new book by Lizhi Liu looks for answers
focus.cbbc.org
November 20, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Focus Magazine, published by the China-Britain Business Council, just featured an interview about my book
focus.cbbc.org/chinas-e-com...
focus.cbbc.org/chinas-e-com...
Thanks a lot, @weisenthal.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Thanks a lot, @weisenthal.bsky.social
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Highly recommend anyone interested in digital governance and state-firm partnerships in China read this excellent book! Congrats Lizhi!
It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Peter on the New Books Network podcast. Thank you so much, Peter!
Latest podcast, From Click to Boom, with @lizhiliu.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/from-click-t...
November 18, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Highly recommend anyone interested in digital governance and state-firm partnerships in China read this excellent book! Congrats Lizhi!
It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Peter on the New Books Network podcast. Thank you so much, Peter!
Latest podcast, From Click to Boom, with @lizhiliu.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/from-click-t...
November 18, 2024 at 4:01 AM
It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Peter on the New Books Network podcast. Thank you so much, Peter!
Thanks a lot, Carwyn! Would love to know more about your work.
Interesting chat between @lizhiliu.bsky.social and @lorentzen.bsky.social on New Books Network about Lizhi's new book, From Click to Boom. I found it really useful for framing some of the things i want to cover in the book I'm writing. Will be reading more. Info: newbooksnetwork.com/from-click-t...
Lizhi Liu, "From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China" (Princeton UP, 2024) - New Books Network
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November 17, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Thanks a lot, Carwyn! Would love to know more about your work.