With the Indo Pacific being one of the most economically and geopolitically significant regions in the world currently, the competition for influence between the two major powers of the region has picked up, alongside the discourse which takes place from each side through multilateral means. Literature has shown the vast amounts of previous research done on the topic, approaching the region with a realist or liberalist perspective, therefore leaving room for this research to partake in a relational constructivist research on the narratives and discourses driven by both sides multilaterally to counter each other as a means of competition. With the application of the concepts of identity, legitimation & rhetorical commonplaces, and social attribution, this research will partake in a discourse predicate analysis of official speeches and government documents within multilateral context from both the US and China regarding each other. The research examines the ways in which the US has constructed the region under a guise of securitisation and China as an opposition to the American-led world order. China approaches the region differently, constructing it as one that cooperates and integrates itself with China. Thus, through ongoing interactions, the discourse shapes the ways in which the powers view each other.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-68885 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Larsen, Kevin |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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