The relevance of the conducted research is determined by contemporary trends in the development of linguistic phenomena following geopolitical events in news rhetoric and the conduct of "hybrid" wars by leaders of countries, including through digital media. The discourse of modern digital media in China is part of the global media discourse, and studying its linguoaxiology is important both for the science of language as a whole and for addressing applied tasks of political forecasting. The problem lies in identifying the axiological load of lexical-grammatical and syntactic units when covering sensitive and "hot" international agendas using the case of "Middle East 2026." For the first time, the research subject is the linguistic means and linguoaxiological transformations in the news rhetoric of Chinese digital media concerning the case of "Middle East 2026." The study focuses on analyzing linguistic means and linguoaxiological transformations, followed by the identification of dominant narratives, value orientations, and implicit meanings. The methodological framework includes discourse analysis of materials from leading Chinese official news portals and social media in 2026, linguistic and discourse analysis, which allowed for an examination of Chinese and English media to define linguoaxiological transformations and discursive practices; pragmatic analysis (appeals to authority, threats, rhetorical techniques). The scientific novelty lies in proposing, for the first time, a scientifically grounded set of methodological achievements obtained from a systematic study of a poorly explored area – linguoaxiology based on texts (text fragments) from the Chinese political media segment, isolating linguoaxiological transformations according to the case of "Middle East 2026." The linguoaxiological analysis and interpretation tracked the linguoaxiological dimension of discourse based on representative texts from the news segment of Chinese political media discourse (with translations into Russian); the case study predetermined the substantive selection of media materials, etc. The study's findings identify linguistic means in creating an axiologically tinted news picture and managing public perception of international politics. The main results show that Chinese media actively use euphemisms, metaphors, and lexicon with pronounced evaluative connotation to construct a desired image of events and actors, predominantly forming a pragmatically oriented media discourse aimed at protecting national interests and maintaining stability in the Middle East.
Vladimir Mihailovich Seredenko (Sun,) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: