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11.21.17Chinese Social Media Giant Is Worth More Than Facebook
CNN
Tencent shares closed more than 2% higher in Hong Kong on Tuesday, valuing the social media and gaming giant at around $522 billion, according to FactSet. Facebook is currently worth a little over $519 billion.
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05.26.16China State Media Promote Rap Song Praising Karl Marx
Associated Press
Entitled "Marx is a post-90"—China's version of a millennial—the song extols the communist godfather's supposed coolness.
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03.21.16People’s Daily Chief Warns of ‘Historic Mistake’ if China Loses Grip on New Media
Wall Street Journal
“To lose speech is to lose power,” Yang Zhenwu wrote in a lengthy essay published Monday.
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02.29.12Three Trends in Public Opinion Online in China
Looking back at China’s Internet in 2011, there were three broad trends that deserve greater attention. The first was a general shift from emotionally-driven nationalist chatter as the defining tone of China’s Internet to more basic attention to...