The Dispute Over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands: How Media Narratives Shape Public Opinion and Challenge the Global Order (The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication)

The small unpopulated islands in the East China Sea that the Chinese call the Diaoyu and the Japanese call the Senkaku, have long been a source of contention. This volume will undertake an examination of the controversy as it plays out in legacy and new social media in China, Japan, and the West. The book examines the controversy between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. Although the islands are described in US media as unpopulated specks of land, in both China and Japan they are seen as vital parts of the motherland. Japan claims that it 'discovered' these unclaimed islands in the late 19th century and annexed them to Okinawa. Conversely, China says that these islands have been Chinese for centuries and that Japan seized them during its period of imperial expansion. The book dissects the historical narratives of the islands, investigating the ways in which these stories have shaped each nation's understanding of the dispute. It also investigates how both traditional and social media discussed the controversy. Chapter in the book analyze how governments used the media to reach domestic and international audiences, fueling public passions and escalating the risk of war (site de l'éditeur) Introduction -- Thomas A. Hollihan Configuring a threatening other: historical narratives in Chinese school textbooks -- Shubo Li Historical narratives in Japanese school textbooks -- Hiroku Okuda Fanning the flames of public rage: coverage of Diaoyu Islands dispute in Chinese legacy media -- Zhan Zhang Public opinion on Weibo: the case of the Diaoyu Islands dispute -- Miao Feng and Elaine J. Yuan How the Japanese legacy media covered the Senkaku controversy -- Takeshi Suzuki and Shusuke Murai How the Japanese social media users discussed the Senakaku controversy -- Shusuke Murai and Takeshi Suzuki US media coverage of the Diaoyu/Senkaku dispute -- Thomas A. Hollihan Media diplomacy: public diplomacy in a new global media environment -- Patricia Riley Conclusions -- Thomas A. Hollihan. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-19 Configuring a Threatening Other: Historical Narratives in Chinese School Textbooks....Pages 21-50 Historical Narratives in Japanese School Textbooks....Pages 51-79 Fanning the Flames of Public Rage: Coverage of Diaoyu Islands Dispute in Chinese Legacy Media....Pages 81-118 Public Opinion on Weibo: The Case of the Diaoyu Islands Dispute....Pages 119-140 How the Japanese Legacy Media Covered the Senkaku Controversy....Pages 141-168 How the Japanese Social Media Users Discussed the Senkaku Controversy....Pages 169-199 US Media Coverage of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Dispute....Pages 201-230 Media Diplomacy: Public Diplomacy in a New Global Media Environment....Pages 231-244 Conclusions....Pages 245-255 Back Matter....Pages 257-317