Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

1-2017

Abstract

For decades, the territorial dispute between China and Japan over the sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands has caused diplomatic deteriorations in Sino-Japanese relations. When there is extensive media coverage on news about the dispute, nationalist sentiments in both two countries would be triggered and could be expressed through detrimental behaviors towards transnational corporations (hereinafter TNCs). While TNCs play a significant political function as corporate diplomats for their home countries, they are subject to the risk of crises when their home countries are involved in political and economic conflicts with the foreign countries in which they have operations. Against this backdrop, this paper seeks to examine the roles of TNCs with reference to three cases of nationalism-induced crises in China. It proposes relational principles based on which TNCs could implement strategies to mitigate the damage from nationalism-induced crises and contribute to their home countries’ diplomatic goals as corporate diplomats.

Keywords

corporate diplomacy, nationalism, public diplomacy, public relations, transnational corporations

Discipline

Business and Corporate Communications | Communication | International Business | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Research Areas

Corporate Communication

Publication

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

Volume

27

Issue

2

First Page

246

Last Page

263

ISSN

0957-6851

Identifier

10.1075/japc.27.2.06tam

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Comments

This is a special issue (The roles of communication on a regional conflict: Antipathy, nationalism, and conflicts in territorial disputes among China, Japan, and South Korea)

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.27.2.06tam

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