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“It’s All About US vs THEM!”: Comparing Chinese Populist Discourses on Weibo and Twitter

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2024
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Zhang, Y., & Schroeder, R. (2024). “It’s All About US vs THEM!”: Comparing Chinese Populist Discourses on Weibo and Twitter. Social Media and Society, 10(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241229659

Abstract

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Abstract

The recent resurgence of populism has led to renewed interest in the phenomenon, but it remains unclear how this phenomenon has manifested itself in non-Western settings like China. This article analyses Chinese populism and provides a systematic categorization of online discourses related to this phenomenon, including ideas about “the people,” “corrupt elites,” and “enemies.” The article is based on a collection of more than 100,000 Chinese online posts, collected from both Weibo and Twitter, that were classified as populist or not u

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  • Zhang, Yuan
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  • Schroeder, Ralph
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10

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1

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1

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18

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Journal Article

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Keywords

China, populism, Weibo, Twitter, natural language processing

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English

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2024-01-01

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2024-03-14

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2056-3051

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Gold

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74 since deposited on 2024-03-14
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88 since deposited on 2024-03-14
Acq. date: 2025-11-09

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Zhang, Y., & Schroeder, R. (2024). “It’s All About US vs THEM!”: Comparing Chinese Populist Discourses on Weibo and Twitter. Social Media and Society, 10(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241229659

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