Stephen D. Reese, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,University of Texas at Austin, USA.Wenhong Chen, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,University of Texas at Austin, USA.Zhongdang Pan, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison,USA.

• Introduction to revisiting networked China: challenges for the study of digital media and civic engagement 1. ‘China’ as a ‘Black Box?’ Rethinking methods through a sociotechnical perspective 2. Extending the research on digital China: the transnational lens 3. Entrepreneurs in China’s ‘Silicon Valley’: state-led financialization and mass entrepreneurship/innovation 4. Politicizing for the idol: China’s idol fandom nationalism in pandemic 5. ‘Push-and-pull’ for visibility: how do fans as users negotiate over algorithms with Chinese digital platforms? 6. GitHub as a collaborative curation platform for memory projects of COVID-19 in China

Stephen D. Reese, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,University of Texas at Austin, USA.Wenhong Chen, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,University of Texas at Austin, USA.Zhongdang Pan, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison,USA.

• Introduction to revisiting networked China: challenges for the study of digital media and civic engagement 1. ‘China’ as a ‘Black Box?’ Rethinking methods through a sociotechnical perspective 2. Extending the research on digital China: the transnational lens 3. Entrepreneurs in China’s ‘Silicon Valley’: state-led financialization and mass entrepreneurship/innovation 4. Politicizing for the idol: China’s idol fandom nationalism in pandemic 5. ‘Push-and-pull’ for visibility: how do fans as users negotiate over algorithms with Chinese digital platforms? 6. GitHub as a collaborative curation platform for memory projects of COVID-19 in China