Political Development Of Modern China - 1447 Words

Nathalie Vanvelthoven – 15210170274 Cai Zuo, Assistant Professor Political Development of Modern China 4th May 2016 TERM PAPER – OUTLINE INTRODUCTION During the past decade, the Chinese media have been subjected to a lot of changes. As the economy has increasingly opened up, foreign and private actors have become more and more important as they are now also able to invest in the Chinese media industry. Even though many scholars are optimistic about the changes within the Chinese media landscape, some scholars still criticize the Chinese working atmosphere in which foreign journalists and reporters have to work. On the one hand, these negative opinions can be explained by a bias that results from the Western concern that China will become too powerful in the near future. On the other hand, intercultural differences and gaps also contribute to the fact that Western media often do not report very positively about China. 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