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Draws out the sketch of what the “problem” this thesis is dealing with, and clarifies the fundamental question this thesis examines: Is China’s cyber-nationalism bringing any challenges to foreign embassies’ practice of e-diplomacy in China? If it is, what sort of challenges is cyber-nationalism bringing to e-diplomacy?
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Jiang, Y. (2017). Introduction and Background Knowledge. In: Social Media and e-Diplomacy in China. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59358-0_1
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