Book contents
- Discourse, Media, and Conflict
- Discourse, Media, and Conflict
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Conflict Discourse in Newspaper Reporting
- Part II Electronic Media and Online Discourses of Conflict
- Part III Media Discourse and Conflict Resolution
- 10 The Language of Peace in Conflict Transformation
- 11 The Historical Context in Media Narratives in Search of Peaceful Resolution to the Israel–Palestine Conflict
- 12 From Peace Talks to Military Operation
- 13 From Collision to Diplomatic Compromise
- 14 Constructing Identities in Crisis Situations
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
13 - From Collision to Diplomatic Compromise
“We are very sorry” – One Official Utterance, Different Interpretations in the Chinese and US Mainstream News Coverage of the 2001 Mid-Air Collision
from Part III - Media Discourse and Conflict Resolution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022
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Book contents
- Discourse, Media, and Conflict
- Discourse, Media, and Conflict
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Conflict Discourse in Newspaper Reporting
- Part II Electronic Media and Online Discourses of Conflict
- Part III Media Discourse and Conflict Resolution
- 10 The Language of Peace in Conflict Transformation
- 11 The Historical Context in Media Narratives in Search of Peaceful Resolution to the Israel–Palestine Conflict
- 12 From Peace Talks to Military Operation
- 13 From Collision to Diplomatic Compromise
- 14 Constructing Identities in Crisis Situations
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
The present study draws on speech act theory to discuss the constitutive role of the media in influencing and interpreting official apologies in the realm of international conflict resolution. The Sino–US diplomatic impasse after a plane collision over the South China Sea on April 1, 2001 proved to be a useful case study as it revolved around blame attribution/avoidance and demands for/refusal of an official apology. The Chinese requests for a formal US apology and the latter’s expressions of regret were discursive issues of contention and subject to different media interpretations. Results show that the US and Chinese media participated in negotiating an American expression of “apology/regret,” disseminating the message through skillful translation techniques, and metapragmatically interpreting its significance.
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- Discourse, Media, and ConflictExamining War and Resolution in the News, pp. 300 - 323Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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