How Is China Similar To The United States

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China’s media is both similar and different to the United States. It is different due to its larger scale in size, and how it is distributed. China is the largest media market in the world, and has the world's largest online population. However, it runs under the tight Communist control of the country, unlike America’s capitalist ideas. There is still advertising and other forms of market, though. There is leeway for independent coverage that is not perceived as a threat to social stability or the Party. In terms of social media, the United States has more exposure. 62% of US adults use Facebook, Twitter or both, compared to 56% of Chinese adults that use Weibo, or WeChat. There are also many similarities between the two mass media systems.