Responding to questions at press conferences : confrontational maneuvering by Chinese spokespersons / Peng Wu.

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2023]

xiv, 188 pages ; 25 cm.

"Responding to Questions at Press Conferences makes clear how the spokespersons at China's diplomatic press conferences maneuver strategically in defining the issues in the empirical counterpart of the confrontation stage when responding to the journalists' questions and how this confrontational maneuvering is meant to be instrumental in convincing the intended audience. The detailed and systematic analysis of the various modes of confrontational maneuvering adopted by the spokespersons elucidate how China's recently established "progressive" diplomatic style has shaped by its spokespersons' argumentative discourse"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Wu, Peng, 1983- Responding to questions at press conferences Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023

English

January 23, 2024

Argumentation in context, volume 21.

Includes bibliographical references and index.