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Strikingly Similar
As interest in Digital China has grown alongside the rise of AI-generated content, I’ve noticed essays offering concepts “strikingly similar” to original analysis first published here. And yes, credit where it is due: that phrase was coined by one of my AI tools.
To be clear, it is entirely possible for conscientious researchers to arrive at comparable conclusions when working from the same Chinese-language primary sources. The English-language literature remains small and because I track new material closely, these overlaps naturally stand out.
I genuinely hope many more specialists take up this topic. There is far more unexplored than explored in the Digital China story. As the field grows, my hope is that proper attribution keeps pace for all writers, and that the number of “strikingly similar” cases remains low.
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