Exploring the effects of traditional media, social media, and foreign media on hierarchical levels of political trust in China

Although there is a consensus that mass media play an important role in the rise and fall of political trust Western democracies, existing research on use China achieved relatively inconclusive findings. By using two surveys conducted 2013 2018, we examine effects use, including traditional media, social foreign Chinese citizens’ their central local governments. Our shows usage such as watching TV reading newspapers positively associated with government but not related to Social negatively governments government. Using VPNs access does affect We explain why different types have contrasting versus discuss theoretical empirical implications these