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Did the popularization of the Internet impact Chinese citizens’ attitude towards foreign countries? An empirical study based on two surveys

PloS one, 2023-09, Vol.18 (9), p.e0291091-e0291091 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2023 Qin, Ge. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;2023 Qin, Ge 2023 Qin, Ge ;2023 Qin, Ge. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 1932-6203 ;EISSN: 1932-6203 ;DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291091

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  • Title:
    Did the popularization of the Internet impact Chinese citizens’ attitude towards foreign countries? An empirical study based on two surveys
  • Author: Qin, Bowen ; Ge, Xiaochang
  • Tusset, Angelo Marcelo
  • Subjects: Attitudes ; Biology and Life Sciences ; Breeding grounds ; Citizens ; Computer and Information Sciences ; Culture ; Diplomacy ; Diplomatic & consular services ; Empirical analysis ; Foreign policy ; Hostility ; Influence ; International relations ; Internet ; Mass media ; Mass media effects ; Media ; Narratives ; Nation states ; Nationalism ; People and Places ; Policy making ; Political behavior ; Public opinion ; Quantitative analysis ; Radicalism ; Social networks ; Social Sciences ; Xenophobia
  • Is Part Of: PloS one, 2023-09, Vol.18 (9), p.e0291091-e0291091
  • Description: Citizens’ attitudes towards foreign countries are considered an important factor in making foreign policy. This also holds in China, where public opinion is given significant weight in foreign policy-making. On the other hand, the media serves as a gateway for citizens to access the outside world, shaping their attitudes towards foreign countries. The rise of the Internet since the mid-2000s has brought about radical changes in the media landscape. The Internet, characterized by its loose control and the strong patriotic sentiment among netizens, is viewed as a breeding ground for popular nationalism. Scholars and analysts worry that the prevalence of online popular nationalism may lead to xenophobia and hostility towards Western countries portrayed as out-group others in this narrative. This study aims to investigate the impact of popular nationalism narratives flooding the Internet on citizens’ attitudes, and the differential influence of the Internet compared to traditional mass media. Furthermore, this study also examines the dynamics of citizens’ foreign attitudes and the role of media channels in shaping these attitudes. Through a quantitative analysis based on the data collected in 2010 and 2020, the study challenges concerns about xenophobic sentiments resulting from online nationalism, finding them to be unnecessary. Additionally, this study also discovers that, compared to traditional mass media, the influence of the Internet on attitude is more open to change in the international environment.
  • Publisher: San Francisco: Public Library of Science
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1932-6203
    EISSN: 1932-6203
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291091
  • Source: Open Access: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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