Crisis, Chips, and China: Taiwan’s U.S. Media Presence, 2020–25

• In Event: Framing Taiwan: Media, Power, and Perception in a Contested Information Order

Brief Overview

Analyzing 248 U.S. news outlets (2020–2025), this paper shows Taiwan is framed with low agency and mainly through security crises. Coverage favors U.S. and China voices, linking Taiwan mostly to TSMC, limiting nuanced narratives and soft power.

Author

• Ashley Lo, Tufts University