| Acknowledgement | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature review | 第11-17页 |
| 2.1 News media and China's image | 第11-12页 |
| 2.2 China's rise in Western mainstream media representation | 第12-14页 |
| 2.3 Australia's fear and greed over China's rise | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theory & methodology | 第17-23页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical framework on media framing | 第17-20页 |
| 3.2 Research methods | 第20页 |
| 3.3 Sample Selection | 第20-21页 |
| 3.4 Coding Scheme | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Findings | 第23-31页 |
| 4.1 The chronological trend in covering BRI (the number of reports) | 第23-25页 |
| 4.2 Overall tone in covering BRI | 第25-26页 |
| 4.3 Themes associated with BRI under each frame | 第26-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Discussion on China's images in media framing | 第31-44页 |
| 5.1 China's image under economic frame: a leading economic partner and a majordriving force to progress | 第31-34页 |
| 5.2 China's image under political frame: an octopus-like power seeking giant | 第34-39页 |
| 5.3 China's image under strategic frame: a geopolitical threat to Australia's nationalsecurity and a risk to regional order and stability | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| References | 第46-55页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第55-62页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第62页 |
