Mediating Power: Media Frames and the Representation of China–Central Asia Relations in Kyrgyzstan
Akmatbekova Z. Duishekeeva A. Albayrak M. Tongtong L. Xi Z.
January 2025Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies - National Sun Yat-sen University
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations
2025#11Issue 2139 - 172 pp.
The study aims to address Sino-Central Asian political and diplomatic cooperation through the prism of quantitative analysis of information presented in the newspaper Evening Bishkek (Вечерний Бишкек). The main methods used were statistical, which was employed to address various indicators of media consumption in the region, and framing analysis, which formulated the specifics of information presentation in Kyrgyz media resources. The study determined that after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of new independent republics, the situation on the continent began to change and transform rapidly. New mechanisms and vectors of interaction, communications and scenarios for strengthening interstate contacts began to emerge. However, many aspects have remained unchanged, such as the cooperation between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Central Asian countries. Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan continued to strengthen cooperation in their newly independent status, expanding the areas of mutually beneficial relations. At the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the mass media began to play a key role in shaping the information agenda. The newspaper Evening Bishkek, which is one of the most popular news sources for Kyrgyz residents, has a diverse approach to covering the specifics of China’s cooperation with the countries of the region. The results of the analysis of the information on the issue under study for the first six months of 2023 show that this publication presents news in a very diverse way, with most of it devoted to political, diplomatic and military aspects of cooperation. The study results can be used as a practical basis for developing strategies and roadmaps for shaping foreign policy.
Information Agenda , Interaction Strategies , International Cooperation , Multilateral Projects , News Reports
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Institute of Journalism and Communication Jusup Balasagyn Kyrgyz National University, Kazakhstan
Institute of Social Sciences Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kazakhstan
College of Journalism and Communication Luoyang Normal University, China
Institute of Journalism and Communication Jusup Balasagyn Kyrgyz National University
Institute of Social Sciences Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
College of Journalism and Communication Luoyang Normal University
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