Abstract
The study “Framing of China Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the leading press of Pakistan and China” is an attempt to understand that how the press from both countries (Daily Dawn from Pakistan and China Daily from China) has framed the CPEC regarding the issues like Trade development and economy; Regional peace & security; Employment opportunities; Power and energy sector; Gateway to international waters; Corridor to Central Asian Republics (CARs), Response by national stake holders, Response by international stakeholders regarding CPEC. This is examined in three different directions including supportive, non-supportive and neutral stance towards CPEC and related matters. The main hypotheses of the study are that the framing of CPEC in Pakistani newspapers is supportive; the framing of CPEC in Chinese newspapers is supportive; the project will gain supportive response by the international community. For the study, Agenda setting theory is employed focusing on Media Agenda and the theory of framing is used to check the prevailing mainstay of the press of both countries and their tilt. The News and opinion pages of the selected newspapers are analyzed from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017. Content analysis is used to investigate the framing of above mentioned issues matters related to CPEC. The results reveal that the coverage of the issues is highly favourable in both newspapers and they positively frame issues regarding CPEC
Keyword(s)
Framing, China Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC), Leading Press, Pakistan, China