Table 2.

Comparison of discourse and social practices between China Daily and MFA.

Items	China Daily	MFA
Discursive technique and strategy	formal and specific language, past tense, informative language style, emotive expressions, diplomatic expressions, empirical evidence, imperatives, goodwill and benevolent expressions, statistical information, technical terms, feature story	formal and concise expressions, rhetorical devices, inclusive language, measured and diplomatic tone, formal and informative tone, objective and impartial presentations, chronological order, quotes,
Frame	public health crisis, economic impact, scientific progress, global and national response, human-interest story	public health crisis, press conference, forum, summit, international relation
Source	individuals, China Daily, experts, Xinhua, China's State Council Information Office	MFA, national leaders, the National Health Commission (NHC), WHO, State Council Inter-agency Task Force, the General Administration of Customs
Social context	public health surveillance, health care services, scientific research, epidemic prevention and control, social relief, international cooperation and assistance	COVID-19 outbreak, global public health, China's domestic and global response to COVID-19 pandemic, international cooperation and assistance