“On Sino-Japanese relations, we can see some changes toward being more restrained, more analytical and less emotional,” said Liang Yunxiang, an associate professor in international relations at Peking University.
This approach to China’s Japan coverage, different from a year ago when Chinese media omitted Japan’s perspectives or ran only negative Japanese domestic news, reflects a half-year-old government directive to sober Chinese citizens on the country’s most inflammatory bilateral relationship as well as a maturity of Chinese journalism, experts said.