Perceptions of Chinese presence in Africa as reflected in the African media: case study of Uganda

Nassanga, Goretti Linda; Makara, Sabiti

doi:10.1080/17544750.2015.1078386

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“…The author further argued that, in many cases, the larger the Chinese media presence in a country, coupled with access to relevant media technology, the more favorable public opinion toward China has grown across multiple dimensions. Similarly, Nassanga and Makara (2016) pointed out that although the literature review of general perception of China in the west revealed its predominantly negative image, their findings showed that the local perception of China in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa are largely neutral and positive, rather than negative.…”

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How Is the Performance of Chinese News Media in Kenya? An Analysis of Perceived Audience Reception and Motivation

2019

NMMC

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In the past decade, Chinese national news media have stepped up their efforts to spread their influence across the globe, including in Africa. This study sought to explore the extent to which these media were able to satisfy the needs of their target audience in Kenya. Based on a cross-sectional survey in Nairobi (N=355), the results showed that the audience reception of China's media was fairly satisfactory, with CCTV Africa being touted as the most commonly accessible Chinese media by the respondents. Although there was statistically significant difference in the audience motivations for their perceived use of Chinese media contents, and their level of education, the final result suggested that the audience perceptions of China's media coverage of African issues was relatively adequate. This study concluded that though their consumption was limited, these media were able to contribute to some knowledge on Sino-Africa relations.

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Section: The Perceptions Of Chinese Media In Africamentioning

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How Is the Performance of Chinese News Media in Kenya? An Analysis of Perceived Audience Reception and Motivation

2019

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“…On the other hand, Africa’s media both print and non-print, provide a mosaic of perspectives on China–Africa relations and this are due to the variation of media freedom among African countries. However, Africa’s media is seen to support and encourage the continued strengthening of China–Africa relations on the basis that this relation enables the development of mega infrastructure like standard gauge railways, ports and supper highways across the continent (Nassanga and Sabitti, 2016). Most of these projects are firsts in kind and magnitude for many African countries.…”

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“…There is the economic aspect of Chinese investment in mega projects in Africa, but there is also a less focused political aspect of these projects. Indeed, one of the corollaries of China–Africa engagement has been the development of mega infrastructure like standard gauge railways, ports and supper highways across the continent (Nassanga and Sabitti, 2016). What is important about these megaprojects has been how African leaders have used these mega infrastructures to buttress their local support.…”

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Beyond the Yuan: Rethinking China’s Attractiveness to Africa

Nyadera

Agwanda

Kisaka³

2020

China Report

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This paper seeks to revisit the narratives surrounding China and Africa relations. While these engagements have attracted the attention of scholars and policymakers, the emphasis has been on the economic aspects and a little attention has been made to examine the role of non-economic drivers. This paper argues that even though economic drivers are significant, Africa and China relations go beyond economic drivers. It identifies non-economic factors like the personality of president Xi Jinping and his personalised relations with African leaders, perceived attitudes of Western countries towards the continent, China’s political system, politics of mega projects in Africa, China’s soft power strategies and historical experiences as significant factors in strengthening relations between Beijing and the continent. It looks at attractiveness as an important concept in understanding states’ actions and relations. The paper concludes that engagements between China and Africa maybe characterised by huge economic factors, but the foundation of these relations is attractiveness anchored on a number of non-economic drivers.

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“…On the dominance of neutral stories in 2011, he suggests that it may be a reflection of the growing influence of professional journalism ethics such as objectivity among South African practitioners (Wasserman, 2012: 351). In the case of Uganda, Nassanga and Makara (2016) note that the local perceptions of China were largely neutral and positive. The study, therefore, concurs with earlier studies which note the differences between Western and African perceptions of China (ibid: 24).…”

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“…A number of studies have been conducted in order to understand how the media in Africa depict the relationship (Nassanga and Makara, 2016;Wassernan, 2012). In a study on the representation of China in South African media, Wasserman (2012: 343) observes that an analysis of academic literature and international media shows a binary representation of China.…”

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China’s Public Diplomacy in Zimbabwe: perceptions, opportunities and challenges

Matingwina¹

2016

AEAA

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Contemporary Chinese engagements in Africa have been described in many terms by scholars and media practitioners. One of the threads in the China-Africa discourse is the role of public diplomacy and the desire by the Chinese government to engage African governments and citizens. Using insights from the concept of public diplomacy and new public diplomacy, this study seeks to understand China's public diplomacy in Zimbabwe by analysing news stories from the Chinese Embassy Website in order to discern the key actors and instruments used. Furthermore, the study uses the media reports from the private and public media as a barometer to form valuable insights on how the Chinese engagements and public diplomacy initiatives are perceived. Focus is particularly placed on convergences and departures between official Chinese public diplomacy narratives and the local media perceptions. The study finds that China has maintained the traditional state-centred public diplomacy model and that it has extensively focused on relationship building in its public diplomacy approaches in Zimbabwe which is in line with new public diplomacy. However, there are divergences between the themes prioritised by China and those prioritised by the local media which points to a possible communication gap. The study, therefore, proposes a proactive approach by China for effective public diplomacy in Zimbabwe. 97

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Perceptions of Chinese presence in Africa as reflected in the African media: case study of Uganda

Cited by 21 publications

References 13 publications

How Is the Performance of Chinese News Media in Kenya? An Analysis of Perceived Audience Reception and Motivation

How Is the Performance of Chinese News Media in Kenya? An Analysis of Perceived Audience Reception and Motivation

Beyond the Yuan: Rethinking China’s Attractiveness to Africa

China’s Public Diplomacy in Zimbabwe: perceptions, opportunities and challenges

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