Print Media Portraying Pak-China Education Collaboration Through Soft Power lens

Abstract

The study examines the connection between Pakistan and China in education through an evaluation of print media. The purpose is to discover how Pakistani media portray the relationship between Pakistan and China from a soft-power perspective. The Down, News and Educationists, three press outlets, have been followed (2010-2019). The data was divided into four streams. Pakistani students moving to China to study in China are included. The second wave studied publications citing Chinese schooling news in Pakistan. In the third flow, the researcher examined articles on the movement of Pakistani education into China. In the fourth flow, the researcher looked at articles on how China improves its education system, policies, and what Pakistan may learn. China and Pakistan have partnered in research and technology, according to the article. The Chinese Government supports Chinese education through several bursaries and bourses and the introduction of numerous technology-based programs for Pakistani students. This study evaluated how China used Soft power to promote Pakistan-China relations and how the print media depicted it.