Author(s)

XinYi Yao, JiaYu Chen, Fei Deng^*

Affiliation(s)

School of foreign studies, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China.

Corresponding Author

Fei Deng

ABSTRACT

This article employs the corpus research method, using The Governance of China as its source material. It begins with Fairclough's three-dimensional discourse analysis model and takes the Five-sphere Integrated Plan as its point of departure, analysing the keywords in the political, economic, social, cultural, and ecological civilisation sphere. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the keywords in the political, economic, social, cultural, and ecological civilisation discourse in The Governance of China elucidates the image of China embedded in it. To a certain extent, the results of the study assist young people, society, and the global community in comprehending series of pivotal discourses on China's multifaceted developments and the three-dimensional, dynamic portrayal of China in the contemporary era. Furthermore, the dissemination of China's narratives and perspectives is facilitated. Furthermore, it is conducive to the promotion of a positive self-image of China, which is aligned with the country's developmental trajectory and contemporary needs, as opposed to the current situation where Western discourse on China is largely limited to a narrow set of preconceived notions.

KEYWORDS

The governance of China; Five-sphere integrated plan; Portrait of China; Corpus

CITE THIS PAPER

XinYi Yao, JiaYu Chen, Fei Deng. A study of the image of China in the governance of China -- a corpus-based study. Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities Research.2024, 2(8): 70-77. DOI: 10.61784/tsshr3082.

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