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  • 13 - From Collision to Diplomatic Compromise

  • from Part III - Media Discourse and Conflict Resolution
  • Edited by Innocent Chiluwa
  • Book:
    Discourse, Media, and Conflict
    Published online:
    21 April 2022
    Print publication:
    28 April 2022, pp 300-323

  • Summary

    The present study draws on speech act theory to discuss the constitutive role of the media in influencing and interpreting official apologies in the realm of international conflict resolution. The Sino–US diplomatic impasse after a plane collision over the South China Sea on April 1, 2001 proved to be a useful case study as it revolved around blame attribution/avoidance and demands for/refusal of an official apology. The Chinese requests for a formal US apology and the latter’s expressions of regret were discursive issues of contention and subject to different media interpretations. Results show that the US and Chinese media participated in negotiating an American expression of “apology/regret,” disseminating the message through skillful translation techniques, and metapragmatically interpreting its significance.