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Optimism Versus Pessmism: An Exploratory Analysis Of China In Zambian Media, Bob Wekesa
Optimism Versus Pessmism: An Exploratory Analysis Of China In Zambian Media, Bob Wekesa
Zambia Social Science Journal
The huge interest in Zambia-‐China relations globally, both in academia and popular press, inspires several inquisitions. How have these relations changed and panned out in the present, from a Zambian media perspective? Would a Zambian media approach help provide insights into the ebb and flow of perceptions about China inside Zambia? What can we gather from the Zambian media on the September 2011 regime change in Zambia vis-‐à-‐vis China’s engagement? In other words, how did Zambian media craft perceptions on and of China in the era of late president Michael Chilufya Sata’s leadership? To answer these questions, this exploratory study …