A STRUCTURAL-ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGING IMAGE OF CHINA IN THE NEW-YORK-TIMES FROM 1949 THROUGH 1988

This research paper has explored the image of China portrayed in the N ew York Times from 1949 through 1988. The study has shown that the ima ge of China has changed in accordance with the changes in the U.S. for eign policy toward China over the past forty years. The changes were d iscussed in the historical context of Sino-U.S. relations. In addition , this paper has explored some methodological issues relating to e-ana lysis. This methodology, different from e-sort technique, is proven pa rticularly powerful in this study for describing semantical structures in a cluster of news stories.