Perspectives Toward the United States in Selected Newspapers of the People's Republic of China. Spring 2002 Report for the U.S.-China Security Review Commission

摘要

The USCC has contracted with the Institute of Global Chinese Affairs (IGCA) at the University of Maryland to develop an Index of Chinese Media Reporting on the United States as reflected in articles in major newspapers published in the Peoples Republic of China. The goal of the project is to provide solid empirical evidence on how the tone of Chinese reporting on the U.S. changes over time and how it is affected by newsworthy phenomena. The project is based on the assumption that, to a significant degree the tone of Chinese newspaper reporting reflects the official PRC attitudes toward the U.S. and its policies. This document is a report on the findings of research conducted between February 1 and May 29, 2002. The report focuses on four periods: (1) the month surrounding the reconnaissance plane incident of April 1, 2001 (March 17 to April 15, 2001), (2) the month following the events of 9/11 (September 7 to 29, 2001), (3) the month of the visit of President George W. Bush to the PRC, February 2002, and (4) a longitudinal look at a three month period that begins with February 1 and ends April 30, 2002.