Building "Just Peace": Frame Construction and International Communication Paradigm of China's Mainstream Media on the Current Middle East Crisis
Abstract
This paper aims to discuss the reporting strategies and communication paradigms adopted by China's mainstream media when covering the ongoing Middle East crisis. Based on Zang Guoren's three-level news framing theory, this paper conducts a content analysis with news reports on Middle East conflicts released by mainstream media including People's Daily as research samples. The study finds that unlike Western media, which frequently adopt ideologically driven and confrontation-focused news frames, China's mainstream media constructs a just peace framework centered on safeguarding international law and opposing hegemonism. This communication paradigm not only shapes China's image as a responsible great power that holds objective and impartial stances, but also offers a new path for public information communication amid sudden geopolitical conflicts beyond Cold War mindsets.
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