Sixth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies

Abstract

With the rapid growth of China as a regional and global power, think tanks in China have received increasing attention, mostly due to the achievements of academic and processing policies. Recently, collaborations between the media and think tanks have become increasingly tight. Thus, in order to determine how the think tanks in China utilize media, this study used the case of the Charhar Institute (one of the most significant independent international relations think tanks in China) to explain this situation. This study finds that Chinese think tanks regard the media as the main conduit to disseminate their ideas. While Chinese think tanks utilize the social media as an alternative way to get publicity to attract officials since they are hard to contact officials. This study suggests that think tanks as in China regard media as a public sphere to express their interest, while still follow the traditional media logic which helps to further disseminate the government’s interests when utilize the media.