Unpacking the Discursive Construction of Air Pollution in Official Chinese

• Yao, Guangyuan ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Macau

     University of Macau

     RAE de Macao (China)

     
• Localización: Círculo de lingüística aplicada a la comunicación, ISSN-e 1576-4737, Nº. 104, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Subalternities in Media Discourses / Las subalternidades en los discursos mediáticos, coordinado por Teresa Fernández-Ulloa (California State University, Bakersfield)), págs. 139-153
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5209/clac.90099
• Títulos paralelos:
  • 中国官方英文媒体对空气污染的话语建构：基于《中国日报》新闻报道的语料库辅助分析（2016-2022）
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  • 中文

    中国多年来一直面临着空气污染危机，对公共健康和环境造成了重大影响。作为中国官方的英文媒体，《中国日报》发挥着向国际社会传播中国政府关于环境治理和政策信息的重要作用。本研究旨在分析《中国日报》从2016年至2022年间有关空气污染的报道和评论，深入了解其中话语和论述的构建方式，探讨《中国日报》在形塑公众对中国环境治理的看法方面所发挥的作用，以及社会政治因素对中国应对环境挑战的影响。研究结果表明，中国政府致力于通过政策措施和良好治理来应对环境问题，并为我们创造更加清洁和可持续的未来展现了出色的前景。

  • English

    China has been grappling with an air pollution crisis for several years, causing significant impacts on public health and the environment. As the official English-language publication in China, China Daily serves as an essential medium for disseminating the Chinese government's messaging to the international community regarding environmental governance and policy. This study aims to examine the discourse on air pollution in the official English-language newspaper, China Daily, between 2016 and 2022. The research seeks to answer questions about how China Daily constructs the discourse on pollution, how it shapes public perception of China's environmental governance, and what sociopolitical factors influence China's response to environmental challenges. The study suggests that China's commitment to addressing environmental issues through policy measures and sound governance offers a promising outlook for a cleaner and sustainable future.

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