The ‘China Threat’ Theory: Political Discourse and Public Perceptions of China in the United States

• In Event: Public sentiments, conflict and sanctions

Brief Overview

This article explores the image of China in the USA. It detects the China frames used by presidential candidates in televised debates (1960-2016) and focuses on the analysis of survey data to detect the factors driving the China threat perception.

Author

• Ion Marandici, Rutgers University-New Brunswick