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Introduction

This  chapter  offers  a  general  introduction  to  “Chinese  dream”  and “Made-in-China”. It consists of the following four parts, namely research background, research significance, research questions and the organization of the thesis.  

1. Research Background
“Chinese dream”(中国梦)1  was first put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping when  he  visited  the  Exhibition  “Road  toward  Rejuvenation”  on  November  29,  2012. Later  on  March  17,  2013,  Xi  made  a  speech  on  “Chinese  dream”  at  the  closing ceremony  of  the  first  session  of  the  12th  National  People’s  Congress.  In  the  speech, “Chinese  dream”  is  defined  as  “the  final  realization  of  the  great  rejuvenation  of  the Chinese  nation”  and  “the  commitment  to  the  international  responsibilities  and obligations” (Xi, 2013:4). In the same year, “Chinese dream” was selected as “Word of the Year” in China and it has become a worldwide topic during the past three years. “Made-in-China”(中国制造)2 is  one  of  the  most  recognizable  labels  affixed  to products  manufactured  in  China  and  it  is  said  that  “people  eat  up  everything  China makes” (Bongiorni, 2008:18 ). However, “Made-in-China” is challenged by the western media campaigns which usually report negatively on its safety problem. As Wang&Han (2010:53) notice, the deterioration of images of “Made-in-China” is closely connected with  Sino-US  trade  relations  and  media  publicity.  To  enhance  images  of “Made-in-China”,  Chinese  government  has  taken  effective  measures  to  improve  its quality and raised the slogans of “Created-in-China” and “Owned-by-China”. Just as Du et al. (2014: 11) recommend, only continuous technological innovation can enhance the competitiveness of “Made-in-China”. 
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2. Research Significance 
News discourses have a great impact on controlling mind and ideology. Analyzing how  western  news  media  construct “Chinese dream” and “Made-in-China” is of great importance  because  the  media  influence  western  people’s  attitudes  toward  China. Despite its importance, little academic research has been conducted on the studies of the news discourse about China in the West.  The  significance  of  the  research  lies  in  the  following  two  aspects.  First  and foremost,  the  applicability  of  exploring  news  discourses  integrating  DHA  and  corpus linguistics is verified. The scope of DHA is not confined to interpretations of the West but also extended to the analysis of news discourse about China. Secondly, people can have a clear idea of what images of China are discursively constructed in the western media through studies本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。