Table 6 Predications of othering by CMPR.
From: Comparing discursive reproductions of national military image between China and the United States
Identified predications | Linguistic realisations | Examples of realisations |
|---|---|---|
China does not intend to cooperate well with other nations | lexis denoting China’s behaviours of not seeking good cooperation | punitive trade policies; limits other countries’ exports to China; coercion; bilateral exercises |
China is threatening and dangerous | lexis denoting China’s intention to expand military influence | expand; increase budget to military; cyber-intrusions; military development/advancement; ambitious; seek to place further restrictions on foreign firms; achieve great power status |
lexis denoting (mainland) China’s military behaviours on Taiwan | invade/invasion; amphibious invasion; prepared to conduct missile attacks and precision strikes against Taiwan’s air defence systems; break the public’s will to fight | |
China is to blame for breaking regulations/laws | lexis denoting illegitimacy | protest the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; undermine Japan’s administration of theislands; contest U.S. military superiority during a regional conflict |
