The Images Of Chinese Communists Reflected In The Writing Of The Foreign Journalists During The Yan'an Period

Yan'an period is a very important period in the development of the Communist Party of China.During this period,due to the comprehensive blockade of Chiang Kaishek's army as well as the distorted propaganda against the Communist Party of China(the CPC)then,the real situation of the CPC was rarely known to the outside world,and the progress of the revolutionary cause was seriously hindered.Realizing the importance of publicizing its ideology and constructing positive images to the outside world,the leaders of the CPC took a welcoming and encouraging attitude to foreign reporters who visited Yan'an area.Consequently,a group of foreign journalists like Edgar Snow,Agnes Smedley,Gunther Stein made their visits and produced books which could spread the CPC's revolutionary spirits overseas,thus corrected to a certain degree the images of the CPC and successfully got the attention of the international society.The writing of the foreign journalists then helped the CPC break the blockade of the Nationalist Party and won understanding and support from the outside.The publicity strategy shown in this process is still inspiring today.Today,China has made remarkable achievements in its development.Its economic strength and cultural soft power are both on the rise.However,in the face of the complex international situation,the pressure of public opinion on China also increases.Some negative reports about China often appear in the international community,damaging China's national image.Therefore,China needs to build good international images,reduce cultural errors and bridge the cultural gap.As Xi Jinping has said,China needs to build its international communication capacity,tell its story and voice well,and show the world a real,three-dimensional and comprehensive China.The paper consists of six parts.The first part is the introduction,including the basis and significance of the topic,research status,analysis and research ideas and methods.The second part is the general situation of foreign journalists visiting Yan'an during the Yan'an period.This part is an overview of the relevant background.It mainly discusses the overall blockade of the Nationalist Party against the communist party of China during the Yan'an period,especially thenews blockade,and the general situation of foreign journalists visiting Yan'an during this period.The third part is the analysis of the image of Chinese communists written by foreign journalists in the Yan'an period.This part is the main content of the paper,which discusses the image of Chinese communist party leaders,the image of people in the red zone and the historical significance of these images.The fourth part is the reason for the appearance of the Chinese communists in the foreign journalists' writings during the Yan'an period.The fifth part is foreign journalists for the communist party of China the Yan'an period image writing of contemporary enlightenment,on the analysis of the predicament of public opinion in the current our country and its similarity with the Yan'an period,on the basis of taking history as a mirror,summarizes the Yan'an period of the communist party of China with the help of the successful experience of foreign propaganda to foreign journalists in China today bring enlightenment.The sixth part is the summary of the whole paper.Although history cannot be repeated,it can be the object of our study to analyze the similarity between the present and history,take history as a mirror,and seek solutions to the current problems.During the Yan'an period,the CPC gave full play to the role of foreign journalists as a bridge to carry out external publicity with the help of them,combining “self-speaking” with “others speaking”,making the whole world understand the real CPC and establishing a good image of the CPC.Today,the CPC's vision of international communication is expanding and its ability to promote foreign affairs is being strengthened.This plays an important role in telling China's story,spreading China's voice and enhancing the country's right to speak.