Citizen journalism and cyberactivism in China's anti-PX plant in Xiamen, 2007-2009

China: An International Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-54

  Hung, Chin Fu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84876833186     PISSN: 02197472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/chn.2013.0005     Document Type: Article

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