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SUMMARY: Social Media in China: What Canadians Need to Know
DESCRIPTION: What are the three things that every Canadian should know abou
 t social media in China? Is state control of social media tightening as muc
 h as many commentators outside China are warning? In light of new legislati
 on and regulations\, what are the prospects for virtual civil society in th
 e cyber domain? Please join us for a […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>What are the three things that every Canad
 ian should know about social media in China? Is state control of social med
 ia tightening as much as many commentators outside China are warning? In li
 ght of new legislation and regulations\, what are the prospects for virtual
  civil society in the cyber domain? Please join us for a panel discussion t
 hat will tackle these and other questions about China’s social media landsc
 ape. This event is open to members of the public.</p><p><strong>Speakers</s
 trong></p><p>Dr. Paul Evans\, Professor\, Institute of Asian Research\, UBC
 \,</p><p>-  Questions for Canadians on China's Social Media and CEO Emeritu
 s of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada</p><p>Dr. Timothy Cheek\, Louis 
 Cha Chair in Chinese Research\, UBC</p><p>- The Big Picture of China's Publ
 ic Sphere</p><p>Ms. Lotus Ruan\, M.A. Candidate\, Asia Pacific Policy Studi
 es\, UBC</p><p>- Pull Out your Smartphone : a Guide to Chinese Social Media
 </p><p>Dr. Zhao Yuezhi\, Professor of Communication\, SFU</p><p>- Selling\,
  Serving\, and Subverting Social media</p><p><strong>Please RSVP to events@
 asiapacific.ca.</strong></p><p><strong>Sponsor:</strong> Centre for Chinese
  Research\, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada<br /><strong>By:</strong> T. 
 Cheek (UBC)\, P. Evans (UBC)\, L. Ruan (UBC)\, Y. Zhao (SFU)<br /><strong>T
 ype:</strong> Event</p><p><a href="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content
 /uploads/sites/5/2016/05/POSTER-PLAIN.png">View full event poster</a></p>
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 canadians-need-to-know/
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