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dc.identifier	ECF_article_8310
dc.title	China and COVID-19: Assessing a State’s Image Repair Strategies in a Global Crisis
dc.contributor.author	Pinardi Chiara
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2022/1/china-and-covid-19-assessing-a-states-image-repair/
dc.description.abstract	On 31 December 2019, China reported the emergence of a cluster of pneumonia of unknown cause in the city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei. As the novel disease turned into a global pandemic, China had to face a serious damage to its portrayed image of a responsible global power. Combining Benoit’s Image Repair Theory (IRT) with a contextual framework singling out cultural, societal and political variables that influence Chinese Communication Strategies (CCSs), the article pioneers the analysis of strategies adopted to respond to public image’s threats by adding an explicative nuance to their selection and reception.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 58 \| June 2022
dc.issued	2022-06-30
dc.dateAccepted	2022-05-27
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-02-28
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-3042
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2022/01/025
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	China
dc.subject	Chinese communication strategies
dc.subject	Crisis management
dc.subject	Diplomacy
dc.subject	Image repair

Research Article
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China and COVID-19: Assessing a State’s Image Repair Strategies in a Global Crisis

Chiara Pinardi Studiosa indipendente

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abstract

On 31 December 2019, China reported the emergence of a cluster of pneumonia of unknown cause in the city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei. As the novel disease turned into a global pandemic, China had to face a serious damage to its portrayed image of a responsible global power. Combining Benoit’s Image Repair Theory (IRT) with a contextual framework singling out cultural, societal and political variables that influence Chinese Communication Strategies (CCSs), the article pioneers the analysis of strategies adopted to respond to public image’s threats by adding an explicative nuance to their selection and reception.

Published

June 30, 2022

Accepted

May 27, 2022

Submitted

Feb. 28, 2022

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Keywords: Crisis management • Image repair • China • COVID-19 • Chinese communication strategies • Diplomacy

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