1.0China Media Projecthttps://chinamediaproject.orgJoyce Chanhttps://chinamediaproject.org/author/joycechan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dgE6X6PL1w"><a href="https://chinamediaproject.org/2022/06/29/deciphering-chinese-media-discourse-on-the-russia-ukraine-war/">Deciphering Chinese media discourse on the Russia-Ukraine war</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://chinamediaproject.org/2022/06/29/deciphering-chinese-media-discourse-on-the-russia-ukraine-war/embed/#?secret=dgE6X6PL1w" width="600" height="338" title="“Deciphering Chinese media discourse on the Russia-Ukraine war” — China Media Project" data-secret="dgE6X6PL1w" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://chinamediaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CMP-interviews-MARIA-REPNIKOVA-2.jpg20001125While news stories about the Russia-Ukraine war continue to dominate headlines in Western media, this stands in stark contrast to a restricted coverage evident in Chinese state and social media. Nonetheless, the sphere of Chinese public discourse has experienced interesting shifts in the months since the Russian invasion in the end of February. For an analysis on some key recent developments in Chinese media in this context, Joyce Chan spoke to Dr. Maria Repnikova, Associate Professor in Global Communication at Georgia State University, an expert on Chinese political communication and comparative information politics in China and Russia.