Erika Ningxin Wang

Nov 15, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Tingting Hu |Erika Ningxin Wang

ABSTRACTThis article uncovers an increasingly dominant hyper-nationalistic digital landscape in mainland China, illustrated by the prohibition and complete removal of Chinese actor and celebrity Zhehan Zhang after he posted on Instagram photos of a trip to Japan, which included pictures of the Yasukuni Shrine buildings, a potent symbol of Japanese militarism.