Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)-- Tsinghua University, 2007.

This book analyses the creation and dissemination of discourse in China while examining how its media and the people interact and communicate with the rest of t

Evaluation Across Newspaper Genres: Hard News Stories, Editorials and Feature Articles is the first book-length study of evaluation or stance in three major new

In recent years China has experienced intense economic development. Previously a rapidly urbanising industrial economy, the country has become a post-industrial

This edited volume assesses governance innovation and institutional change under the fifth generation of China’s political leaders headed by Xi Jinping. The c