Research in Progress

[1] Navigating the Tides: Reciprocity of Media Negativity in U.S.-China Relations, with Wei Zhong, Haoyi Tan, and Bingyan Wang

[2] The Affective Dilemma of Security: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Emotions in U.S.-China Relations, with Xun Pang, Wei Zhong, and Haoyi Tan

[3] Cross-platform and Cross-national Agenda Setting: How Information Flows in East Asian Digital Ecosystems, with Zijing Zhao, Jiongyi Cao, Tianguang Meng

[4] Leaders and Regime Changes in Authoritarian States, with Yu Liu, Meng Zhu, and Wenquan Wu

[5] Wedging and Chilling: How Government-Led Rumor Rebuttals Halt Online Activism without Persuasion, with Siyuan Gao

[6] When Science Meets Politics: How Chinese Media Selectively Gatekeeps Health Experts during COVID-19, with Bingyan Wang

[7] The Polarization Paradox of Propaganda: Evidence from China during COVID-19, with Siyao Zheng and Tianguang Meng

[8] Winning Hearts and Minds: Does Social Media Propaganda Increase the Affective Legitimacy of the Single-Party State? with Shiyao Liu