Keywords
Rewritten
Chinese and American official media narrative positioning in the face of global public opinion polarization
Submitted : 2026-02-17
Accepted : 2026-03-04
Published : 2026-03-19
Abstract
This paper studies narrative frameworks, ideological stances, and the fragmentation of public opinion in Chinese and American media of the 2023 Israel-Palestine conflict. The study finds that both official media in China and the US embrace different narrative structures and ideological positions on the Israel-Palestine issue. This reflects their contestations on public opinion internationally. Examining similarities and differences in the media coverage helps to reveal the causes and consequences of international public opinion fragmentation and gives a new way of looking at how international news is spread.
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