Comparative Study Of Nation Images Between China & The United States From NHK Documentary

With the globalization of the politic, economy and culture around the world, there is no doubt about the importance of international communication of nation image. It will not only influence people’s nation pride and self-confidence, but also show the comprehensive national strength.Documentary is the unity of "objective behaviors" and "subjective choice". And its audience accept their views mostly because of their real-life scene and dialogue. Therefore, it has the natural advantage during the process of nation image’s communication.As a media of other country, NHK has made and broadcast a large number of documentaries with the theme of China and the United States. Not only covering all aspects of politic, economy, culture, but also being famous of their perfect quality. The obvious gap of nation image between China & the United States and what account for these gaps showed through documentaries are thought-provoking.Through the use of framework analysis in the field of communication, learn about the framework’s different levels division theory of Taiwan scholar Zang Guo Ren, analyze the documentaries about China and the United States, even also compare the wealth gap, study the nation image’s gap of China and the United States. Analyze the different influence on nation image of different factors including politic, media and public. And explore how to build nation image effectively with media further.