Streszczenie
This paper explores the image of China’s Belt and Road Initiative within the Slovak context based on the media coverage in three periodicals: Pravda, SME, and Dennik N. In order to investigate the transformation of its representation in Slovak media during an early phase of the initiative’s implementation, which was marked by initial expectations and generally positive attitude toward it, the textual material gathered for this preliminary study comprises articles published from 2013 to 2016. The purpose of this study is three-fold: to explore the extent of reporting on the initiative in the Slovak periodicals analysed, to identify the key topics of reference related to the initiative, and to advance our understanding of presenting the initiative to the general public in the form of newspaper articles.
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