Représentations médiatiques des relations sino-américaines

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Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours de Sino-American Relations, discutant de six représentations médiatiques des relations sino-américaines contemporaines en commençant par l'analyse de leurs intérêts communs, puis de leurs conflits d'intérêts pour terminer sur leurs relations instables à l'avenir.

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[...] To put it in a nutshell, Whether one looks at Asian, British or American journalistic sources, the finding is often the same: there are points of interest that rally the US to the PRC, but these common points are often obscured by the many conflicts of interest that cloud the Sino-American relationship. This relationship is viewed rather pessimistically by the media that we have been able to quote and it is doubtful that the climate emergency will change anything, unless the US and the PRC join forces to fight an imminent apocalypse. [...]

[...] China, as well as the USA, wishes the stability of the region and this goes through the denuclearization of North Korea, though recently North Korea has resumed "ballistic missiles" tests that may also "restart nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests" if the negotiations with the US do not go further. In such a context, China, to avoid a nuclear war, "urges" both countries to resume their negotiations for regional stability. China seems to be standing as a "voice of reason" stating that "pressure and sanctions cannot resolve any problem", not taking any side the "pressures" referring to the North Korean and the "sanctions" referring to the USA. The current negotiations are in an impasse because the American proposals to North Korea are viewed as unilaterally benefiting the USA. [...]

[...] The question lies in the necessity of being radical on the subject of the nuclear issue in the region. Another common interest shared by both China and the US is the economic issue, as the USA is an important investor in PRC. We will analyze an article from the Financial Times, a British newspaper, written by Tom Hancock on August 2019, available on: https://www.ft.com/content/cabf76d4-c5a1-11e9-a8e9-296ca66511c9. As we have said earlier, there is a "trade war" between China PRC and the USA. [...]

[...] Thus, the US and the PRC share common interests but still it exists a form of competition between the two: as far as the denuclearization of North Korea is concerned, China wishes to adopt a more consensual approach in front of the radicality of the US; concerning American investments, there are still done in a context of trade war, highlighting the competition between the two superpowers. It seems that there are many conflicting interests, maybe more than common interests in the Sino-American relationship, despite the American will of deepening warmer relations rather than a confrontation. We will discuss two conflicting interests: the arm sales to Taiwan from the US and the South China Sea disputes. Since the partition of China, between the PRC and the ROC in 1949, the US has always been an ally of the more democratic Taiwan. [...]

[...] PRC has always viewed ROC as part of its own territory and it is a secret for no one that the desire of annexing Taiwan is a part of the CCP strategy. In this matter, the PRC and the US are in complete opposition as the Americans wish Taiwan to keep its sovereignty and independence while the PRC does not even consider it. The US stands as an ally for Taiwan by selling it weapons, unbeknownst the PRC. According to the CCP, it would break a "1982 promise to reduce its arms sales to Taiwan" and threaten regional stability. [...]