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My new @OUPAcademic 📚 "Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty" will be released in 2 weeks! I show how weak US data protections empower China to expand its digital borders. With thanks to so many, a 🧵. loom.ly/LL7x11E

Support from @NEHgov, @TheWilsonCenter @AsiaProgram and @KissingerInst, @KlugeCtr, @MellonFdn @UVa_IHGC, @NCUSCR #PIPFellow, @Miller_Center, and others gave me the time and space to research and write the book.

@Ali_Christopher,@aswinp,@josh_braun,@SethCLewis,@westemilye, @AlisonNovak, @sivaid,@TeachGuz,@couldrynick, @hector_amaya, @schradie,@journoscholar,@lanalana,@kevindriscoll,@DavidNemer,@trilliz, @playcult,@acafanmom, @meredithdclark & @mediastudies gave remarkable feedback

@yunnia and @syaru hosted a transformative book workshop with remarkable feedback from @schneiderfa77, @SheenaGreitens, @mindyjiang, and @pnhoward. Events hosted by @wenhongchen, @UTsharon, @MKraidy @AnnenbergCARGC, @wyoumans, and others.

Many people supported crafting the book itself, including @lauraportwoodstacer, my agent @tissetakagi, my @OUPAcademic editor Angela Chnapko, @AllisonVanDev, @noellemendelson, Aileen Zhang, Will Chu, Xiaona Guo, Maryann Xue, Yule Wang, Matthew Ichida-Marsh, Taylor Walsh & others

@NCUSCR connected me to @osmastro, @MariaRepnikova, @MatthewErie, @water_futures & other #PIPFellow cohorts who shaped the book. Groups like @SchmidtFutures US-China Futures connected me to ppl like @Ali_Wyne, @gwbstr, @annatashton, @essbeecastro, @boweconstrictr, and others

Thanks to @FulbrightPrgrm, I met @serpah, @sliph, and @pivothd in Shanghai who helped my work move from media to data. @danwallach and @techpologist connected me to the @RiceUniversity CS community.

Generous mentors like @ibogost, @jwassers, Christopher Schaberg, @adschina, @LiuQiongyi, @wjantholis, @realDLeblang, @sivaid, @aswinp, Shanthi Kalathil, @ChhabraT, and too many others to count (many not #onhere)

If you're interested in learning more, check out excerpts, short pieces, or podcasts about the book here. millercenter.org/traffickingdata
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