Britain as a protector, a mediator or an onlooker
Examining the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests in British newspapers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6084840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guofeng Wang (0000-0002-1598-4159) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-36 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Language and Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2159 • E-ISSN: 1569-9862 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/jlp.21018.wan |
| OpenAlex | W3202970546 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 27 |
Since Hong Kong’s handover to China, British newspapers still play an active role in constructing Britain’s connections with its former colony. This study elaborates a schema for protests to help better understand protests in general. Based on this schema, the study examined representations of the 2019–20 protests in British newspapers using the approach of corpus-assisted critical discourse studies. The analysis shows that they mainly used the predicational strategy, and emphasized the Chinese government’s control of Hong Kong – including the inabilities of the Hong Kong government and police violence – in contrast with the protestors’ demands for universal suffrage. They suggested that Britain act as a mediator to shoulder a moral responsibility over Hong Kong. Their attitudes are interpreted with regard to Britain’s foreign policies and the dominant ideology cultivated in its historical, socio-political contexts and suggest that the UK journalistic practice regarding Hong Kong issues is political-driven to a great extent
China · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Schema (genetic algorithms · Sociology · Suffrage · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Law
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |