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The Effect of 'China Bashing' on Sino-American Relations.
- Source :
- Journal of Chinese Political Science; Sep2012, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p291-311, 21p, 4 Charts, 4 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Many scholars argue that a sizable share of the news about China published in U.S. newspapers engages in 'China Bashing.' This paper quantifies the extent of the bashing and examines its effect on Sino-American relations. To measure bashing, I develop an index based on the count of articles in major U.S. newspapers that are related to China and also touch on one or more of the following issues: human rights, Tibet, democracy, child labor, and repression. I repeat this process for newspapers from Australia and New Zealand to net out 'fundamental' news. To examine the effect of the bashing on Sino-American relations, I use the China-US relations score of Yan et al. (Zhongwai guanxi dingliang yuce, [中外关系定量预测; Quantitative Forecasts of China's Foreign Relations]. Beijing, China: Shijie heshi chubanshe, , Zhongwai guanxi jianlan 1950-2005-Zhongguo yu daguo guanxi dingliang hengliang [中外关系鉴览1950-2005-中国大国关系定量衡量; China's Foreign Relations with Major Powers by the Numbers 1950-2005]. Beijing: Gaodeng jiaoyu chubanshe, ) and estimate a dynamic transfer model with the constructed bashing index, as well as other control variables. The results indicate that a one-standard-deviation shock in bashing leads to a 0.038 point decline in Yan's Sino-American index after about four months. The results further imply that the cumulative long-run effect of persistent China bashing is equivalent to about 50 % of the decline in Sino-American relations that followed the U.S. bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade on May 7, 1999, the worst shock to Sino-American relations during the sample period, 1990 to 2010. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806954
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Chinese Political Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 78420093
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-012-9203-5