With recent moves to ban ByteDance’s application, TikTok,
in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and—most
pressingly to the context of the volume that is the subject of this
review—Australia, Chinese digital technologies and industry are more
relevant than ever to the global economy, perceived security
concerns, and Chinese soft power. China’s Digital Presence in the
Asia-Pacific: Culture, Technology and Platforms arrived just
prior to this global conversation, and deploys novel frameworks to
approach the reception of Chinese culture and digital technology
outside the People’s Republic. In doing so, the authors move against
the grain of the historiography and create a volume valuable to
established scholars and students alike.