This article presents a comparative analysis of the emotional coloring of news texts in Russian and Chinese media using the example of coverage of three key events in 2024: the development of artificial intelligence technologies, the change of power in Syria, and the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The subject of the research is the emotional and evaluative vocabulary, syntactic techniques and tonality of news texts in Russian and Chinese media in the context of their cultural, political and informational differences. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the use of emotional means of expression, stylistic techniques and strategies for constructing news reports in the media space of the two countries, as well as to determine how national differences in approaches to event coverage affect the perception and formation of public opinion. The paper uses methods of linguistic analysis, including sentiment analysis, syntactic and lexical analysis, which made it possible to assess the degree of expression of emotions and stylistic features of texts. The results of this study showed that the Russian media is characterized by a more restrained and analytical style, in which the emotional assessment of events is mainly conveyed through quotations and choice of vocabulary. In contrast, Chinese media are more actively using vivid emotional and evaluative vocabulary, means of artistic expression (metaphors, rhetorical questions) and interactive syntactic constructions, especially in materials related to technological advances. Russian publications display a neutral or neutral-negative tone, while Chinese publications are more often focused on a neutral-positive presentation of information. The scientific novelty of the study lies in a systematic comparative analysis of the emotional coloring of news texts in Russian and Chinese media using the example of coverage of current international events in 2024. Unlike previous studies, this work focuses not only on lexical and syntactic analysis, but also on cultural and political aspects of shaping the tone of news in the media space of the two countries. The findings of the study highlight the significant difference in approaches to covering events in Russia and China, reflecting cultural and political peculiarities, as well as strategic priorities of media communication in the context of globalization.
Jing Yang (Wed,) studied this question.