China Violates Human Rights:

1
US Framing of China

• China Violates Human Rights
• Tibetan Independence
• Underground Christian Churches and
• Falungong
• Defying the Vatican
• Ethnic Minorities (primarily Tibetan and Uighur)
• The Unborn

2
Framing China in the American Press

• China violates human rights
• Tibet
• Falungong
• Underground Christian Churches
• Minorities (Xinjiang)
• The Unborn (abortion)

3
Framing Chinain the American Press
4
Framing China in the American Press

• Economic Threat
• Economic Miracle
• Embracing Market and Western Values
• Imminent Economic Collapse
• Chinese Government repressive, octogenarian,
  corrupt, inefficient

5
PRC Framing of the Handover
Count Down Clock Five Star Flag Raising in
Tiananmen Deng Xiao Ping Fireworks, Dances
Music Hong Kong and Mainland affection as close
as bones and flesh Mother and lost child Yellow
River, Great Wall Tomb of the Yellow
Emperor Forbidden City Bell of National Awakening
in Nanjing
6
Handover Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient