Narrative Construction of the 2025 US-China Tariff War by Spanish News Media: A Comparative Analysis of El País and El Mundo
Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v7i1.4868
Abstract
Drawing on 101 news reports from Spanish newspapers El País and El Mundo regarding the 2025 US-China tariff war, this study employs frame analysis and discourse analysis to examine European media's narrative construction of Sino-American trade conflicts. The findings reveal: a three-stage narrative evolution characterized by "conflict-game-autonomy"; Western sources accounting for 78.4% while Chinese voices constitute merely 18.6%; and negative evaluations of Trump (180 instances) significantly outnumbering those of China (97 instances). This research illuminates the positional logic and discourse strategies employed by non-direct conflict participant media in international conflict reporting.
Keywords
China-US trade friction; news framing; media discourse; source structure; Spanish journalism
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