Happy to share this workshop on 'Time Inheritance Mapping' as part of #ESRCFestival 25: It'll will change your mind about how you perceive your time use and your time resources. Suitable for 6th form ss, teachers, parents, career advisors etc! 8 Nov 11 am-See you www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-inher...

What does China’s emerging governance regime for big tech look like & how does it differ from that of the US? My new article explores these questions by tracing Alibaba’s evolving ties with central and local governments, and theorizes this dynamic as a MARKET IN A FRAGMENTED STATE.

Drops today: this week's ARB @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast features Nicholas Gordon in conversation with @lizhiliu.bsky.social, author of “From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China” asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...

Thanks for reviewing my book!

I'm extremely grateful that "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) had such a strong 1st week! What is this book about? Why did I write it? Why should you care? A thread: 1/n

Excited to announce that my book has been awarded a Silver Medal in the Globalization/International Business category at the 2025 Axiom Business Book Awards (axiomawards.com/about). I'm honored and humbled to be recognized alongside other exceptional works that I admire.

I am deeply grateful to Professor Yue Zhu, a legal scholar, for his extensive (>9k words!) and very generous review essay on my book, published in the Shanghai Review of Books by The Paper (澎湃新闻), titled "e-commerce platforms' harsh winter and comeback. shorturl.at/bNYMM

Professor Lizhi Liu ( @lizhiliu.bsky.social ) examines how China’s e-commerce grew despite weak legal frameworks. Digital platforms built private institutions, shaping governance and consumer trust. Available in open access in English, French, and Spanish. #PoliticsAndRightsReview

Sixth Tone just published an excerpt of my book "From Click to Boom," where I explore the rise of online institutions in China, their role in addressing governance gaps left by the state, as well as their limitations. www.sixthtone.com/news/1016578

Ok, Xiaohongshu (Rednote) is NOT named after Mao’s Little Red Book but after the dominant color of Stanford where the founder got an MBA. It has a capitalist origin! m.36kr.com/p/1724258762...

@jeremywallace.bsky.social’s written a truly intelligent and original book.

Great to know that my book was selected by the China-Britain Business Council’s magazine as one of the best books of 2024 on China

Thanks, Yeling, for sharing the news that my book is being sold and ranked #20 in the business section at Singapore Airport! It’s a delightful surprise to see an academic book—even with its long appendix of statistics and regressions—capturing interest beyond academia.

Good interview with Yeling Tan www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...

In her new book, From Click to Boom, @lizhiliu.bsky.social tells the story of eBay vs. Taobao in the early 2000s, and how the combination of the platform’s clever innovations with Beijing’s strategic non-action allowed China’s commerce to flow in ways it never had before. https://buff.ly/3B5xNDp

Focus Magazine, published by the China-Britain Business Council, just featured an interview about my book focus.cbbc.org/chinas-e-com...

Thanks a lot, @weisenthal.bsky.social

Highly recommend anyone interested in digital governance and state-firm partnerships in China read this excellent book! Congrats Lizhi!

It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Peter on the New Books Network podcast. Thank you so much, Peter!

Thanks a lot, Carwyn! Would love to know more about your work.