Governing through Visibility: Local Government Experimentation with Internet Celebrity Cities in China.

The rise of internet celebrity cities has become one of the most striking phenomena in China since 2021. How do local governments respond and harness this trend to advance their development goals? This study focuses on local experimentation in creating such cities, drawing on the case of the Village...

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Published in:	China Quarterly Vol. 266; pp. 365 - 385
Main Authors:	Liu, Lu, Wang, Yahua
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Jun2026
Subjects:	China Guizhou Sheng (China) Local government Reputational risk Social cohesion Social processes Economic development Political entrepreneurship Urban studies Internet in public administration
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