China’s Soft Power in Pakistan: The Representation of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor in Local Newspapers

Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Ahsan Hanif and Baogang He

East Asian Policy (EAP), 2021, vol. 13, issue 04, 5-18

Abstract: This article conducts a case study of China’s influence on Pakistan by collecting and analysing news coverage from two prominent English and Urdu newspapers in Pakistan for a five-year period between 2013 and 2018. It compares the changes in newspaper reporting before and after the launch of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2015. Analysis has shown a significant increase in positive reporting on the CPEC and China. The case of Pakistan is representative of its recognition of China’s soft power in a developing country, thus offering a new perspective on China’s goodwill vis-à -vis the Belt and Road Initiative.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1142/S1793930521000258

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