<Redirecting> the diaspora: China's united front work and the hyperlink networks of diasporic Chinese websites in cyberspace

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Table 1. Real-world terminologies and their corresponding internet and network theory counterparts.

Real world terminology	Internet terminology	Network theory terminology
Company/Organizations	Website	Node
Employees/Members	Webpage	–
Personal/Professional Relationships	Hyperlinks	Connections/Ties

Source: Authors.

Table 2. Selective list of Chinese diaspora internet websites.

Website address	Name (in English)	Focus
http://cccica.com	Canada China Chamber of Industry and Commerce Association	Business exchanges
http://na-canada.com	North America Chinese Alliance of Commerce Association
http://www.ccbuk.org.uk	Confederation of Chinese Business UK
http://www.ccgc.com	Canadian Chinese General Chamber of Industry and Commerce
http://hollandqw.com	Dutch Overseas Chinese Network	Chinese-language news and information
http://www.italiapratohuashanghui.com	Italian Prato Chinese Chamber of Commerce
http://www.qwitaly.com	Italian Overseas Chinese Network
https://huaren.us	North American Chinese People Network
https://www.br-cn.com	South American Overseas Chinese Network
https://www.franceqw.com	France Overseas Chinese Network
https://www.nychinaren.com	New York Chinese People Information Network
https://www.qiaowang.org	African Overseas Chinese Network
https://www.thevoiceofchinese.com	The Voice of (Overseas) Chinese
https://www.mccc.my	Malaysian-China Chamber of Commerce	Bilateral trade
http://www.ukcnetpa.org	UK China Economic and Trade Promotion Association
https://chinese-usa.org	Chinese-American Federation	Umbrella organization of 120 Chinese-American associations; economic and cultural exchanges
http://ucahp.com	US-China Association of High-level Professionals	Professional networking
https://www.new-broad.com	German-Chinese Tourism Culture Media Exchange Association	Cultural exchanges
http://aclsa.org.au	Australian Chinese-Language Schools Association Incorporated	Chinese-language education; cultural exchanges
http://www.chinamcec.com	Sino-French Cultural Exchange Association	Cultural, scientific, educational, and economic exchanges

Source: Authors.

Figure 1. The Hyperlink Network of the Diasporic Chinese Websites. Crawl parameters provided by IssueCrawler to discover the ‘establishment network’. GEPHI graph layout algorithm: ForceAtlas2. Source: Authors.