A Study Of American Propaganda To China During The Period Of Total Anti-Japanese War

Propaganda is one of the most common diplomatic methods in the diplomacy of China and the United States,including image propaganda,policy propaganda and so on.The propaganda of the United States to China serves the policy of the United States and the national interests of the United States.In the 19 th century,American missionaries came to China with preconceived ideas and missionary ambitions.As the witnesses and disseminators of Chinese historical events,they greatly affected the American people’s understanding of China.The image of China "created" by American missionaries and their successors had a profound influence on American people’s understanding of China for a long time.After the "September 18 th Incident" in 1931,the Japanese army invaded the northeast of China,and the United States stood idly by and had no intention of helping China resist Japan.After the July 7th Incident in 1937,the Japanese army invaded China in an all-round way.The United States did not want to be involved in the war and maintained a neutral attitude towards the Japanese invasion of China.In the United States,the Time Company led by Henry Luce tried to whitewash Chiang Kai-shek and the National Government,and portrayed China as a heroic anti-Japanese country.At that time,the image of China in the eyes of the United States reached an unprecedented peak,affecting the United States’ foreign policy and assistance plan to China.However,the National Government,the Japanese army and foreign hostile forces imposed heavy blockades on the revolutionary base areas of the CPC.The CPC had no access to the outside world,and the outside world did not know the real situation of the revolutionary base areas.Therefore,the image of China in this period is mainly about the national government.After the Pacific War,the United States announced its participation in World War II,and the world anti-fascist front was formed.The United States also immediately adjusted its Asia-Pacific strategy and policy towards China.In order to cooperate with the United States policy towards China,the propaganda of the United States media on China has also changed,and the Chinese War of Resistance has been more actively publicized.Thanks to the efforts of a group of American journalists who were friendly to the CPC,the CPC was clearly and truthfully presented to the world.With the unremitting struggle of the Chinese people,China became one of the "four great Powers",its international status was greatly improved,and finally won the war of Resistance.American journalists and American media were the two most important subjects for the United States to shape and publicize the image of China during the Anti-Japanese War."Propaganda" is an important auxiliary force used in wartime.By publicizing China in the United States,the United States government’s policy and attitude towards China during the war were influenced;The US media also adjusted their propaganda about China in the political signals released by the government.All in all,the United States’ policy towards China during the period of the Comprehensive Anti-Japanese War was,to a certain extent,based on the image of China created and publicized by the United States media.