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‘I want to record and share my wonderful journey’: Chinese Millennials’ production and sharing of short-form travel videos on TikTok or Douyin

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Pages 3412-3424 | Received 21 Mar 2020, Accepted 07 Aug 2020, Published online: 26 Aug 2020

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