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June 20, 2026Open Access

Chinese Import Competition and Media Slant in U.S. Local Newspapers

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LWLinghui WuUniversity of Chicago

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Using sentiment analysis, this paper finds increased negative media coverage of China linked to import competition in local newspapers.

Key Points

  • This research examines whether the rise in Chinese imports influences the media's negative portrayal of China in U.S. local newspapers.
  • Analyzed a dataset of 157 U.S. local newspapers from 1998 to 2017.
  • Utilized machine-learning-based sentiment analysis to measure media bias.
  • Applied shift-share empirical strategy on the newspaper level.
  • Newspapers in states with higher exposure to Chinese imports report more negative news about China.
  • Negative coverage primarily arises from non-trade-related topics and editorials.
  • Findings adjust previous estimations of media bias and suggest less biased point estimates.

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Linghui Wu (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a363274db0793dc1a5390c4https://doi.org/10.6082/mpez2-rj455
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