Media Framing of the Suez Canal Blockage: China’s Strategic Responses versus America’s Economic Disruptions

This study conducts a comparative discourse analysis of media framing associated with the 2021 Suez Canal blockage in Chinese and American English-language press. Using a corpus-driven keyword analysis, it identifies four semantic frames, namely problem definition, causal interpretation, consequential impact, and proposed solutions. Findings reveal divergent framing strategies, with Chinese media framing the event as a manageable disruption while strategically promoting the Belt and Road Initiat