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This chapter mainly discusses the concept and characteristics of Chinese network forums and relevant typical cases; and focuses on studying “the Internet water army” with Chinese characteristics.
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Kuang, W. (2018). Network Forums. In: Social Media in China. Sociology, Media and Journalism in China. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0914-4_5
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