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Zhang, D. (2023). China’s Motives, Influence and Prospects in Pacific Island Countries: Views of Chinese Scholars. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 23, 33-59. https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcab019

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• TITLE: A Corpus-Based Study of Media Coverage of Pacific Island Countries

  AUTHORS: Shuo Zhao, Weili Li, Chen Ding

  KEYWORDS: Corpus, Media Coverage, Pacific Island Countries

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.14 No.8, August 28, 2026

  ABSTRACT: This corpus-assisted discourse study examines how Pacific Island media represent Chinese infrastructure and culture. Drawing on two corpora from different countries, the analysis reveals four localization patterns: ceremonial focus with state voice, initiative focus with institutional voice, implementation focus with administrative-technical voice and entity focus with financial-corporate voice. In cultural reporting, a systematic mutual learning discourse emerges through “mutual,” “bridge,” and “share(d).” The findings demonstrate that external narratives are actively localized and re-contextualized within Pacific media, transforming China-related discourse into locally intelligible knowledge. The study provides an empirically grounded framework for understanding China’s discursive positioning in the region.