War and liar: a semiotic account of metaphors in the reports on the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water in Chinese media

Shukang Li, Zihan Chen
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The release of nuclear wastewater by Japan has generated strong opposition from Japanese citizens, governments of neighboring countries, and global environmental advocates. China, representing the concerns of neighboring countries, has underscored the illicit and detrimental nature of this action. This study explores the metaphors employed in Chinese media regarding the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water. Based on the self-built corpus, we reveal the rhetorical motives underlying the metaphors, drawing on the framework of critical metaphor analysis. The study centers on two major metaphors – war and liar metaphors – in the discourse of two Chinese official media, China Daily and People’s Daily Online. It is found that according to Chinese media, initiating and protesting the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water is a war; and that the Japanese government and TEPCO are liars. The metaphor choices reflect China’s stance of opposition and condemnation against the discharge and its intention of uncovering deceptive and misleading information.
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战争与谎言:对中国媒体有关福岛核污染水排放报道中隐喻的符号学解读
日本排放核废水的行为引起了日本公民、邻国政府和全球环保人士的强烈反对。中国代表邻国的关切,强调了这一行为的非法性和危害性。本研究探讨了中国媒体在福岛核污染水排放问题上使用的隐喻。在自建语料库的基础上,我们借鉴批判隐喻分析的框架,揭示了隐喻背后的修辞动机。研究集中于《中国日报》和人民网这两家中国官方媒体话语中的两大隐喻--战争隐喻和骗子隐喻。研究发现,中国媒体认为,发起和抗议福岛核污染水排放是一场战争;日本政府和东京电力公司是骗子。隐喻的选择反映了中国反对和谴责排放的立场,以及揭露欺骗和误导信息的意图。
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