Research

My research focuses on how different religious and spiritual actors (organizations, groups, individuals, narratives, and symbols) use emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), robots, and digital platforms, in everyday religious and spiritual practices.

My projects under this theme explore the tech-driven innovations, such as AI and digital technologies, in China's journalism industry. Particularly, I focus on AI news presenters and digital news consumption in Chinese newsrooms.

I study Chinese platforms' privacy and data practices in post-socialist China, as well as how China develops its digital strategy as a global intiative to build global platforms.