Review published In: Asian Perspectives on Queer Discourse
Edited by Ke Zhang and Chao Lu
[Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 33:2] 2023
► pp. 247–250
Book review
. The politics of dating apps: Gender, sexuality, and emergent publics in urban China. The MIT Press, 2021. 30 USD paperback.
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Published online: 5 July 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.00093.chu
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.00093.chu
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