Tu, Chang-Ching Lin, Hsiao-Chen Chang, Chen-Yuan and Doddi, Chandu
Aftermath of the fourth Taiwan strait crisis: Media discourse analysis of Taiwan and India’s perception of china’s threat
- Indian Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
- 80(4), Dec, 2024: p.549-580
This study examines Taiwan and India’s media discourse and political elite statements from 1 July 2022 to 1 October 2023, starting from the fourth Taiwan Strait crisis in 2022. We conducted a discourse analysis of over 121,901 news texts using extensive data analysis and text-mining software. Additionally, our research team conducted expert focus group discussions with renowned think tanks and research centres in New Delhi, India. Building upon the data text analysis findings, we further explored India’s stance on the Taiwan Strait conflict, its perception of the Chinese threat and the impact of the ongoing ‘new normal’ crisis on India’s Indo-Pacific strategic layout. The aim was to uncover common security needs and intersecting interests between the two countries, considering their different national interests and geopolitical considerations.- Reproduced