Human rights in China: A pawn of a political agenda?: A Content Analysis of The New York Times (1987-96)

Gazette

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 531-547

  Li, Xigen ^a   St Cyr, Charles ^b  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agenda setting; China; human rights; US foreign policy; US China relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013467128     PISSN: 00165492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549298060006005     Document Type: Article

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