2016年是中英关系特殊的一年。它是中英关系“黄金十年”的开启之年,也是英国举行公投决定脱离欧盟和首相更迭的一年。这让中英关系面临很多不确定的因素。本文采用定性和定量分析相结合的方法探究英国媒体上的中国国家形象和英国精英阶层对中国和中英关系发展前景的看法。研究发现,在英国主流媒体中,中国的经济发展、中英关系和中国政治外交三方面的形象比较突出,但负面报道多于正面报道。通过对英国政界、商界、学界和媒体记者等精英的访谈发现,受访英国精英阶层对中国和中英关系的看法比较积极和正面,不仅对中国的强国形象基本有共识,而且大部分受访者对中英在“一带一路”背景下的合作前景抱有积极态度。
<<2016 is a special year for Sino-UK relations.It is the first year for the bilateral“golden era”.In the meantime,the Brexit referendum and the new British Prime Minister have brought some uncertainties for the future of Sino-UK relations.Combining quantitative and qualitative analysis,this article investigates how China has been represented in British media and how the British elites view China and the bilateral relations.The media content analysis of six British mainstream newspapers finds that Chinese economy,Sino-UK relations,and Chinese politics and diplomatic relations are the most prominent aspects of China.However,the media image of those aspects is pro negative.On the contrary,the interviewed British elites held more positive opinions on China and Sino-UK relations.
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