On The Difference Of The American And Chinese Media Through The Coverage About Diaoyu Islands Dispute

In the past two years, the dispute over the Diaoyu Islands has been a hot topicin Southeast Asia and even in the world. It seems that this dispute is only a territorialproblem between China and Japan, but through careful analysis of all the factors ofthe dispute, people will find that the United States has a close relationship with thedispute and even plays a greater role than the party country Japan in this dispute.Before this thesis, there have been many studies on the Diaoyu Islands dispute, butthe author of this thesis intends to investigate the dispute from a new angle. Itanalyzes the reports from the mainstream media of the two countries to show thedifference between the two countries’ mainstream media and then reveals theirrespective characteristics and concerns of the mainstream media of the two countries.The thesis aims to analyze the different reporting way and different way tochoose the materials and others. Then the author draws the conclusion that thereports on the international events from the American mainstream media and theChinese mainstream media differ from each other. The Chinese mainstream mediamainly promote the theme which is consistent with national policies and they are inthe national interests. When reporting on the Diaoyu Islands dispute, they also payattention to the need to guide public opinion and behaviors. However, the U.S. mediarequire the news to be attractive and sudden. The media industry as a whole isrelatively free and not deliberately consistent with the national argument. However, itis inextricably linked with the government and interest groups; therefore it isinevitably affected.