关于中国能源问题新闻报道的批评话语分析研究——以《中国日报》为例(2016~2021)

An Analytical Study of Critical Discourse on News Coverage of Energy Issues in China—A Case Study of China Daily (2016~2021)

摘要: 能源问题是关涉国家安全、社会经济发展的重要议题，能源话语承载着一个国家的能源观念和发展理念，是国家文化软实力的重要衡量指标和建构元素。对外能源报道不仅关系着国外对我国能源领域的认知，而且对全球能源问题中的中国身份建构至关重要。在此研究中，采用语料库辅助的批评性话语分析方法，以宏观和微观两个层面，对2016年至2021年期间《中国日报》有关能源问题的报道进行了深入探讨和分析，探究我国主流媒体对能源问题的对外传播话语建构及中国的形象建构。研究发现，2016~2021年，我国媒体在能源话语对外传播中重视中国传统、中国实践、中国经验、中国理念与中国理论。维护能源安全、建设国家形象，中国能源话语应积极建构自身“积极、合作、负责任”的大国形象，完善能源话语体系，讲好中国能源故事。

Abstract: Energy issues are a crucial topic with implications for national security and socioeconomic development. Energy discourse reflects a country’s energy concepts and development ideologies, serving as a significant measure of its cultural soft power and a key element of identity construction. Foreign energy reporting not only influences how other countries perceive China in the field of energy but also plays a vital role in shaping China’s identity in the global energy discourse. This study employs corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis to analyze energy-related reports in China Daily from 2016 to 2021, examining how mainstream Chinese media construct discourse for the external dissemination of energy issues and the image they create for China. The research reveals that from 2016 to 2021, Chinese media emphasized traditional Chinese values, practical experiences, economic achievements, ideological concepts, and theoretical principles in their external energy discourse. To safeguard energy security, build a positive national image, and shape a responsible global actor, China’s energy discourse should actively construct a national image characterized by “proactivity, cooperation, and responsibility” while enhancing the energy discourse system and effectively narrating China’s energy story.