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CHINA WATCH

July 2022
Online Monitoring

Romania

Analysis by Expert Forum 

The main narrative against the West - The World Shock Wave Narrative

Chinese propaganda - NATO is a hegemonic tool for the United States to create world turmoil.Romania and the Black Sea Region is almost exclusively present in Chinese media in connection with the United States and NATO. 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

We monitored  23 online news websites in Chinese and English over a time period of seven months. 

 

Objective 1 - Assess media coverage reporting on Romania and the Black Sea Region. How is the region represented in Chinese media? What are the main messages and what is the correlation with NATO and the US?

Objective 2 -Assess media coverage discussing the similarities between Taiwand and Ukraine. Is the Beijing government using the invasion of Ukraine to create legitimacy for its own desires for reunification with Taiwan?

Top Content - Anti-West Articles 

Romania and the Black Sea Region is almost exclusively present in Chinese media in connection with the member states ties with the West, United States and their NATO membership.

Sub-Narrative 1 - The Ukrainian crisis has developed to this stage because of the fact that NATO, led by the United States, adheres to the Cold War mentality, indulges in zero-sum games, is keen on camp confrontation, and attempts to pursue its own absolute security at the expense of the security of other countries

Security Chapter of World Shock Wave - Case Study

Main propaganda messages from the article:

  • "The Ukrainian crisis has developed to this stage because of the fact that NATO, led by the United States, adheres to the Cold War mentality, indulges in zero-sum games, is keen on camp confrontation"

Narrative analysis - Ukraine and Taiwan 

The main propaganda narrative - The United States has long used "Taiwan independence" as a chess piece, trying to stay behind the scenes and block China's development by instigating war on both sides of the strait. It should be noted that the US hegemony, is the biggest interferer in the Taiwan issue.
The PRC heavily criticizes the US for its ties with Taiwan. In the event of a confrontation, the articles suggest that the US will wrongfully intervene and provide intelligence information to Taiwan, weapons, and equipment, and conducts diplomatic containment. The US-Taiwan military ties are seen as a threat and as a disaster for the security of Taiwan.
There were 195 articles directly mentioning Taiwan in connection to the Ukrainian invasion. The obsession towards Taiwan was mainly focused not on reunification, but rather on the justification of a possible intervention due to the US's existing interference. 
Since Xi in 2019 has framed “reunification” as a must-have for achieving the “China Dream” tied to the CCP’s longstanding goals for 2049, the 100th anniversary of the PRC’s founding. The war in Ukraine was blamed on the expansionist strategy of the US through NATO.
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This monitoring is supported by a grant from  
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
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