Contents
Introduction: Communication Convergence and “the Core” for a New Era
Part 1. Convergence and Fragmentation in the “New Era”
On the Paradox of Convergence and Fragmentation in the Age of Globalization-Stephen J. Hartnett, Zhengrong Hu, Qingwen Dong, Zhi Li, and Patrick Shaou-Whea Dodge
Convergence and Fragmentation in the Umbrella Revolution: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Mainlandization of Hong Kong-Andrew Gilmore
Fragmentation and Convergence in the Construction of National Imaginaries in US and Chinese Documentaries-Zhi Li and Xi Wang
Part 2. Communication and Crisis in the Age of Convergence
Dueling Narratives of Distrust, Hypocrisy, and Blame: The 2014 US–China Cyber Controversy-Michelle Murray Yang and Da Wang
Huawei and the 2019 Cybersecurity Crisis: Sino–US Conflict in the Age of Convergence-Jufei Wan and Bryan R. Reckard
Evolving Forms of Citizen Engagement in the Age of Convergence: The 2016 Baidu and Ctrip Crises as Case Studies in Critique, Trust, and Hope in Contemporary China-Jack Kangjie Liu and Dan Wang
Part 3. Case Studies in the Changing Mediascape of China
Rebuilding in Unity: The 2015 Tianjin Explosions and Renewal Discourses in Chinese Social Media-Lisa B. Keränen and Yimeng Li
Code Switching and Language Games in Contemporary China; or, Convergence and Identity Construction on WeChat-Todd L. Sandel and Peimin Qiu
“Plowing Fortunes,” or Fine Wine with Chinese Characteristics: US and UK Media Representations of the Chinese Wine Industry-David R. Gruber
Conclusion: US–China Communication and a New Type of Great Power Relations
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors
Index