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Political, Symbolic, and Ethical Frontiers
This section frames digital humans in China as ideological, institutional, and comparative instruments through which the state tests new forms of governance, identity, and power while redefining the legal and symbolic status of avatars in society.
China’s AI Strategy, Digital Humans, and Governance
Considers how AI embodiments align with, and evolve, the ideological framework of modern socialism.
China’s National Avatar Strategy Reshapes Society While the West Hesitates
Describes how avatars are being systematically institutionalized into education, health, and public life.
China's Regulatory Architecture for Metaverse Identity and Digital Virtual Humans
Explores the collision between digital identity, surveillance systems, and avatar ethics.
NetDragon's Four-Year Experiment with Tang Yu as China's Only Virtual CEO
A landmark case illustrating the symbolic and legal complexities of avatars in executive roles.
Three Decades of Virtual Human Development in Japan, China, and South Korea
Situates China’s trajectory against other major Asian players in the avatar and VTuber space.