Abstract :
Strategic narratives are meaning-making devices implemented by political actors and
constitute a discourse weapon for great power competition. In the context of the COVID-19
pandemic, discourses of fear, conspiracy theories, exclusive nationalism and populism are
spreading rapidly on social media platforms. The “other” narrative is committed to
deconstructing the other party’s leadership legitimacy and advancing narrative coercion and
emotion. mobilization. During the first half of the epidemic, the Trump administration’s
rhetoric and hostile narrative caused Sino-US trust to spiral downward. In the post-
epidemic era, the new Biden administration came to power and provided a window of
opportunity to break the narrative inertia. As a typical establishment president, although
Biden will still emphasize competition with China, his narrative style is more rational and
balanced. In response to the Biden administration's narrative orientation of relative
restraint, maintaining "strategic patience" and limited multilateralism, China can adopt a
more diversified narrative response strategy and "walk slowly" to reshape the narrative
space between China and the United States
Keyword :
Pneumonia epidemic, Sino-US mutual trust, narrative competition, narrative script