CAS SEE Seminars with Guests: Zhou Xuan and Mo Langgee

This seminar examines the “hetero-construction” of China’s climate narrative across two distinct geopolitical landscapes: European intellectual circles and East Asian media. Drawing on discourse from representative French think tanks and Japan’s The Asahi Shimbun, the presentations utilize thematic model network analysis and textual analysis to decode the cognitive frameworks applied to China’s energy transition and climate diplomacy. 

The research reveals a complex dynamic of scrutiny and interdependence. In the French  context, the discourse balances global and local dimensions, exhibiting an attitude characterized by both affirmation of China’s policies and lingerig concern. In contrast, the Japanese perspective is shaped by the “divergence amidst complementarity” of close neighbors, where climate cooperation is navigated within a framework of strategic competition. Together, these studies offer a lens through which to examine the mechanisms of international communication and the challenges of elevating discourse power in a fragmented global order.