News Reports about Taiwan Released by Xinhua News Agency from Perspective of Public Opinion Changes across Taiwan Strait(1978-2008). (English)

Xinhua News Agency, a national news agency in China, plays a special role in reporting news about Taiwan. From the perspective of public opinions across the Taiwan Straight, complexity and depth are added to the research topic. Taiwan issue is related to China's civil war, China-Japan relations and China-US relations, and the key point in the issue is that China is sure to restore its territory integrity. News reports about Taiwan released by Xinhua News Agency provide a rich source for the research in news area. On the basis of reports about Taiwan released by Xinhua News Agency, the law for the regular changes in China's development of news career will be revealed by analyzing the changes from one-direction propaganda during the civil war to gradual communication across the Straight after the open-door policy, and to the effective communication across the Straight for the peaceful unity. As an authoritative news agency for more than 30 years, Xinhua News Agency's reports about Taiwan serve as significant material for the research of the history of news reports after the foundation of People's Republic of China. As an important part of ideology and upper social structure, news reports must serve the realistic society. It is of great help putting the news reports about Taiwan released by Xinhua News Agency into the changing situation of public opinions across Taiwan Strait, so that we will gain a deep understanding of the changes in news reports about Taiwan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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