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Angela Xiao Wu's research sits at the intersection of media and communication studies and science and technology studies (STS), with broader interests in the politics and infrastructures of knowledge production. 

She has published in critical data studies, platform studies, the political economy of media, political cultures, and China studies. Her current Berkman Center-related research includes (1) a study of generative AI and cultures of platform-bound content creation in China, and (2) a cross-national comparison of corporate-university partnerships in AI, both in collaboration with other researchers.

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Golden shares in Chinese platforms

The state as news licensor and minority shareholder

Angela Xiao Wu sheds light on the Chinese government's 1% 'golden shares' in tech companies, and how these shares have ended up limiting companies' ability to capitalize on…

Jul 21, 2025