China's Image In Kazakhstan Pravda From Complex Network Approach

China and Kazakhstan enjoy a long-standing friendship.Kazakhstan is the buckle and a major partner in China's Belt and Road Initiative.With the continuous advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative,the study of China's national image in Kazakhstan's media has attracted the attention of more and more researchers from various disciplines.However,most of the existing research results have adopted a reductionist approach,which ignores the dynamic characteristics of national image system.Therefore,this thesis introduces complex network approach to test the effectiveness of network science approach in national image study.This thesis selects Kazakhstan's official newspaper Kazakhstan Pravda as research object,collects all China-related reports from July 2014 to June 2018 and China-related reports about COVID-19 from December 2019 to February 2021,and constructs two databases.Based on complex network method and relevant research results,the overall national image of China in the official media of Kazakhstan in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative is comprehensively explored and studied.A case study of China's image in the official media of Kazakhstan in the context of COVID-19 was also conducted.The study results show that,China's national image in the Kazakhstan Pravda can be summarized as follows:(1)Kazakhstan's permanent comprehensive strategic partner;(2)Kazakhstan's all-round supporter;(3)A powerful socialist country;(4)A disaster-prone country.The objectives of this thesis include:(1)Explore the innovation of method in Country-and-Area Studies and test the effectiveness of complex network approch in national image research;(2)Reveal China's national image in the official media of Kazakhstan;(3)Provide objective data and texts of China's image in the Kazakhstan Pravda for researchers in national image studies,Country-and-Area Studies and other fields.