The ‘China Threat’ through the Lens of US Print Media: 1992–2006

Assessing China's Naval Power

“…the analysis by Yang and Liu 2012). The thin line separating alarmism from demonization is easily crossed, especially in the news articles of various Western media outlets (cf.…”

“…13 Examples includeSwaine and Michael (2013), Zhu and Lu(2013),Yang and Liu (2012) and, among others. Young(2013: 40-41) andCheung (2011: 132-133).…”

A review on China’s soft power projection through its transnational media institutions: Conveying discourse of economic responsibilities in media ‘going-out’

“…Firstly, China's booming economy, increasing national strength, and deep-rooted victimhood ideology can result in economic manipulation and this may be the major concern in most relevant debates (Al-Rodhan, 2007). For example, China's economic ascent has resulted in, or has the potential to continue to cause, violations of intellectual property rights, a loss of manufacturing and industrial jobs in Western countries, furious energy competition, and environmental problems (Yang and Liu, 2012;Breslin, 2010;Al-Rodhan, 2007;Broomfield, 2003). The second potential threat is much less discussed in the China threat theory.…”

“…Evidence is shown in the empirical examination of the coverage of China threat in the US print media over a 15-year period (1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)) that perceptions of China as an economic/trade threat remained stable with a clear uptick in recent years compared with perceptions of China as a political/ideological or a military/strategic threat (Yang and Liu, 2012). Three major reasons for(e)dialogue contribute to the wide-ranging fear of China's economy: first, China may follow the path left by Western dominant powers that power transition stimulates conflict; second, China has a completely different political and ideological environment in which its economy is developing and that is also a potential point of conflict; third, China possesses rich resources of culture, population, and territory, which may turn out to be the foundation of its refusal to be a status quo power (Chen, 2009).…”

“…In the 1990s when the Cold War ended, the theory prevailed again, aroused by countries like Japan and America, as a result of China's reform and opening up and ascending economy (Ren, 2015). The theory repeatedly appeared in Western dominant media, such as US elite newspapers, to indicate that China's rise may pose economic/trade, military/strategic, and political/ideological threats to regional and global stability (Yang and Liu, 2012;Zhang, 2008). It is also widely discussed in Western scholarly works and government policymaking in countries like the United States (Wu, 2007).…”