Chinese elements in western mainstream media
With the rapid changes in China and the closer ties between China and the west, more Chinese elements are appearing in western mainstream media in various forms and contents.
The UK-based weekly magazine, The Economist, set a column for China in Jan, 2012. It has been 70 years since the magazine set the first special column for the United States in 1942.
![]() |
Chinese elements appear in the cover of The Economist. |
After the "China Column", it increased its coverage of China in the magazine. In 2012, The Economist published over 200 reports about China, three times the volume as compared with 10 years ago. Meanwhile, the content of coverage also has extended from politics and economy to areas like society, culture and science.
As for TIME, it has a long history of using Chinese elements in its publication, which date back to 1924. In its issue published on Sep 8, 1924, Wu Peifu, a Chinese warlord, was on top of the cover.
![]() |
In TIME's issue published on Sep 8, 1924, Wu Peifu, a Chinese warlord, was on top of the cover. |
- 2026 WIC Asia-Pacific Summit to focus on digital technologies in Hong Kong
- Gansu vice-governor under investigation for suspected Party discipline violations
- China's spring job drive creates 23 million openings
- Former Heilongjiang official gets life for bribe taking
- China Coast Guard lawfully expels Japanese vessels intruding into territorial waters of Diaoyu Island
- Central SOEs sign 92 projects worth 170 billion yuan in Xinjiang


































