Globalization and the Changing State-Media Relations in China.

In this paper we explore the impact of globalization on the relationship between the state and the media in China. We argue that China's participation in the global economy and community has not necessarily weakened the state's control of the media, but it has changed the relationship between the state and the media. Some of these changes are potentially democratizing, but thus far they have produced mixed political results. Section I examines how China's participation in the neoliberal economic order has reshaped state-media relations in that country. Section II discusses the impact of China's encounter with the global media industry on the relationship between the Chinese state and the media. Section III explores how exposure to international norms on state-media relations has changed the norms and practices of state-media relations in China. In the conclusion, we briefly speculate the consequences of these changes for the future of democracy in China. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]