词频统计与主题模型:阿拉伯媒体对中阿关系报道的大数据分析(2011~2020)

Word Frequency Statistics and LDA Topic Model:A Study of Arab Media Reports on China-Arab Relations(2011-2020)Based on Big Data Analysis

阿拉伯国家是中国维护主权、安全和发展利益的重要伙伴。始于2010年底的“阿拉伯之春”席卷多国,持续10余年,打破了阿拉伯原有权力格局,对中阿共建命运共同体提出了新挑战。2022年,中阿举办首届中阿峰会,筹划建立“新时代中阿命运共同体”。本文借助全球最大新闻数据库Factiva,对2011~2020年阿拉伯媒体涉中阿关系的报道进行回溯与分析,以话语分析中涉及的词频概率和内容主题研究法,对中阿关系报道进行大数据量化分析。在此基础上,本文结合定性研究和文本分析,选择有代表性的重点媒体报道,厘清阿拉伯媒体在涉华问题上的报道领域、选题偏好和态度倾向,为新形势下筹划中阿战略伙伴关系、共建“新时代中阿命运共同体”提供智力支持。

Arab countries have always considered to be one of the most important partners of China regarding to Chinese sovereignty,security and development interests.The outbreak of“Arab Spring”in many Arab countries in 2011 broke down the original power structure and posed new challenges to China-Arab relation in building a community with shared future for mankind.In 2022,Saudi Arabia will host the first China-Arab summit in 2022,and emphasize its willingness to strengthen cooperation with China in various fields under the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI).Under this premise,this paper analyzes Arab newspaper articles collected through the Factiva database during 2011 to 2020,using quantitative analysis with Python-driven design of word frequency statistics and qualitative analysis with LDA topic model.The results indicate that a cyclical fluctuation has been reported on China-Arab relations,and a relatively large share of reports on the topic of development.It also suggests that topics of politics,finance and cultural exchange play a relatively equal and vital role in China-Arab relations,while topics of security is devoid of media attention.Furthermore,this study explains the fact that topics of Palestine and Syria,which are regarded as the core issues in the Arab world,appeared frequently in the reports of China-Arab relations.In addition,this study also finds that,some Arab countries with relatively small land mass may have an impressive impact on global discourse related to the topic of China-Arab relations,thus these countries may be the key countries for China-Arab media cooperation in the future.