A Mass Mediated Interpretation of The Chinese “Belt & Road Initiative” As Strategic Intelligence Perspective
Journal Title: Advances in Image and Video Processing - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper contrasts the current Chinese “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) against the opening of the U.S. west in the 19th century using principles of western rhetoric as basis for interpretation. Most specifically, Kenneth Burke’s Dramatistic Pentad is used for initial clarification along with explanation of how further understanding can be realized via Fantasy Theme Analysis to better appreciate the expression of rhetorical vision. Recognition of how BRI can be understood differently, depending on the cultural context, is stressed as a strategic intelligence perspective. This is couched in the contextual framing of mass media influences as explained by Marshall McLuhan. The Chinese “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) is a huge sweeping endeavor that will take years to conceptualize and fully implement. It envisions connecting many countries across multiple continents. It has parallels with how the U.S. opened lands that were west of Chicago in the 1800s, lands that extended to the Pacific Ocean. This paper contrasts the present-day Chinese “Belt and Road Initiative” against the opening of the U.S. west in the 19th century using principles of western rhetoric as basis for interpretation.
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James A. Schnell, Brian L. Schnell
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