International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2021, 3(4); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2021.030403.
Hongyan He1, Qixuan Wang2
1University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611730, China
2Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610200, China
This study found the focus of the three newspapers' coverage has been shifting from “interpreting” to “planning” and “progress” about the initiative, with the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor” (CPEC) becoming the focus of attention. Furthermore, in the construction of China's image, it is shown as the beautification of the economic image, “absence” of cultural image and demonization of political image in different degrees.
The Beltand Road Initiative, Newspaperreports, Corpus analysis, Critical discourse analysis
Hongyan He, Qixuan Wang. Under the background of “Belt and Road”, Research on the Construction of Chinese Image by Dawn, Times of India and The Himalayan Times. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 4: 9-12. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2021.030403.
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