Moving toward a “middle ground”?—The governance of platforms in the United States and China

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ID21837600
AuthorsCuihong Cai (0000-0001-8221-0244, Fudan University, corresponding author), Tianchan Wang (Fudan University)
Year2022
Volume14
Issue2
Pages243-262
Publication date2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy & Internet (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1944-2866 • E-ISSN: 1944-2866
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/poi3.303
OpenAlexW4281390948
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited9

How has the governance of platforms evolved between the United States and China in recent years? There is already an abundance of literature written about the governance of platforms pertaining to each country respectively. Despite this, a dual‐track accounting of the governance of platforms in the United States and China in tandem is still lacking. This paper argues that with the historic turbulence of the United States–China relationship and the escalating challenges that governance activities have encountered, the governance of platforms of these two countries are actually more similar than they seem, and have been moving towards a “middle ground,” characterized by multiple governance subjects, more pragmatic and balanced goals, as well as a full range and tit‐for‐tat governance measures. To prove this trend, this paper uses documentary research and a comparative approach to analyze changes in the subjects, objectives and means of governance of platforms for the United States and China. Following that, this paper explains the motivation behind the trend towards the “middle ground” governance of platforms in the context of United States–China relations

Business · China · Corporate governance · Geography · Political science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Digital Platforms and Economics · Innovation, Technology, and Society · Law · Public Administration · Finance

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