Media and Conflict in the Social Media Era in China

Shixin Ivy Zhang (Ph.D. University of Leeds) is Associate Professor in Journalism Studies at University of Nottingham Ningbo China. She is the author of two research monographs entitled Impact of Globalization on the Local Press in China (2014) and Chinese War Correspondents: Covering Wars and Conflicts in the 21st Century (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).

• 1. Introduction: Media and Conflict Studies in the Social Media Age.- 2. China’s Social Media Platforms: Weibo.- 3. Sino-Indian Border Crisis in 2017.- 4.Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute in 2017–2018.- 5. South China Sea Dispute in 2018.- 6. North Korea Nuclear Crisis in 2018.- 7. Conclusion.