This week on Sinica, we're proud to introduce you to Susan St. Denis, who joined The China Project full-time recently after running the China Vibe Official TikTok channel for The China Project for the last several months. Kaiser and Susan talk about what people are getting wrong about TikTok, the challenges of presenting complex issues in this medium, and much more!
1:01 – Introducing The China Project’s official TikTok channel: China Vibe TikTok
08:25 – Challenging the assumption that TikTok content is inherently dumbed down
12:13 – Why Susan’s content was a good fit for The China Project
14:30 – Unique challenges of covering China on TikTok
19:16 – Providing a balanced account within TikTok’s landscape of extreme views on China
21:52 – How different generations view China
28:35 – How to access Susan’s China TikTok content
29:39 – How legitimate are the security and privacy concerns surrounding TikTok?
A transcript of this podcast is available at TheChinaProject.com.
Recommendations –
Susan: Eldest Son: Zhou Enlai and the Making of Modern China by Han Suyin; The China America Student Conference (www.iscdc.org)
Kaiser: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford; and an ambivalent endorsement of the Conqueror series by Conn Iggulden.
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