The Research on The Impact of China-US "The Belt and Road" Reporting on The Perception of Indonesian Citizens
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News Framing, The Belt and Road, Audience Perception, International Communication.Abstract
Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and an important route country of the Belt and Road Initiative. In this study, we use a 3 (conflict frame, neutral frame, cooperation frame) x 2 (US source, Chinese source) controlled experiment to investigate how different framing choices of Chinese and US source affect Indonesian audiences' perceptions of Belt and Road-related reports. The results show that different news sources and frames affect Indonesian audiences' trust and favourable perceptions of Belt and Road reports, as well as their intention to take some measures (obtaining more the Belt and Road information, disseminating the Belt and Road information, and participating in the Belt and Road construction). Under the cooperation and conflict frames, the Indonesian public trusts and favors US sources more and has a higher level of intention to take a number of measures. In the neutral frame, Chinese sources can be trusted and favored, on the contrary US sources are distrusted and disliked. Among Chinese sources, the cooperation frame is the most popular and motivates the audience to take relevant actions.
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