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A Study of Reported Speech in Japanese Media’s China-related Economic Discourse—The Case of The Nikkei’s Coverage of the “China-U.S. Trade War”



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LIU Man, LIU Zihan

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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2026.03.005

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

This study adopts critical discourse analysis in combination with corpus methods, focusing on Nikkei’s China-related economic discourse of the “China-U.S. trade war”. Using a framework of reported discourse, it explores the strategies, attitudes, and purposes underlying the use of reported discourse in Japanese media. The findings reveal that, while the media’s economic discourse on China appears objective, it subtly embeds discursive bias, reinforcing a U.S.-led Western-centric narrative and reflecting misrepresentation and prejudice toward China. Such discursive practices are shaped by major power relations, global structures, and Japan’s national development. The study highlights the significance of analyzing reported discourse in Japanese news discourse and underscores the value of language research that contributes to national interests.

critical discourse analysis, China-related economic discourse, “China-U.S. trade war”, reporting discourse, Japanese media

LIU Man, LIU Zihan. (2026). A Study of Reported Speech in Japanese Media’s China-related Economic Discourse—The Case of The Nikkei’s Coverage of the “China-U.S. Trade War”. US-China Education Review A, March 2026, Vol. 16, No. 3, 150-154.