Book review
. The politics of dating apps: Gender, sexuality, and emergent publics in urban China THE MIT PRESS, 2021. 30 USD paperback.
Reviewed by
Lok Tung Chui | The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Published online: 05 July 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.00093.chu
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.00093.chu
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