Framing Diplomatic Relations

Yang Lai Fong and Teoh Yong Chia
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Yang Lai Fong: School of Communication, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Teoh Yong Chia: School of Communication, Taylor’s University, Malaysia

China Report, 2017, vol. 53, issue 4, 467-489

Abstract: Malaysia and China have been enjoying cordial relations since 1974. In 2015, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to Malaysia at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Abdul Razak. This study aims to examine the framing of Malaysia–China relations as well as Premier Li’s visit to Malaysia by the mainstream Malay, English and Chinese-language newspapers in Malaysia, as well as the mainstream press in China. The findings indicate that the newspapers reported the topic with differing intensity and prominence, while employing different news sources. Economics and trade was found to be the most salient frame in the coverage by both the Malaysian and Chinese newspapers. In addition, this study also found that both Malaysian and Chinese newspapers mostly used neutral valence in reporting about Malaysia–China diplomacy and Premier Li’s visit to Malaysia. The frame built by the newspapers can be attributed to the fact that they have the inclination to serve the political and economic vested interests of their own countries.

Keywords: Malaysia–China relations; diplomacy; bilateral relations; foreign policy; framing; media analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0009445517727925

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