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Why has China’s authoritarian government under Xi Jinping retained popular support without political reforms? Drawing on Chinese social media data, in this book Titus C. Chen argues that China’s digital propaganda and information control techniques--the monopolistic exercise of market authoritarianism--have empowered the Xi administration to manipulate public discourse and shape public opinion via social media. Chen argues that these techniques forge a sense of community and unite the general public under the Chinese government, thereby legitimating autocratic rule. By enhancing our understanding of China’s digital ideological statecraft, the book makes a major contribution to the fields of China Studies and Political Communication.

Legitimacy of governments --- Propaganda, Chinese. --- Public opinion --- Public relations and politics --- Social control --- Social media --- Political aspects --- China --- Politics and government --- Mass media --- Communication in politics --- Social sciences --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Political communication --- Political science --- Mass communication --- Media, Mass --- Media, The --- Communication --- Political sociology --- Mass communications --- anno 2010-2019 --- anno 2020-2029 --- PROPAGANDA, CHINESE --- SOCIAL MEDIA--POLITICAL ASPECTS--CHINA --- SOCIAL CONTROL--CHINA --- PUBLIC RELATIONS AND POLITICS--CHINA --- LEGITIMACY OF GOVERNMENTS--CHINA --- CHINA --- Since 2002 --- Mass media. --- Communication in politics. --- Social sciences.