When it comes to the development of China literacy that exist among members of the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of China literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system (which was discussed in much detail in the previous article in this series of articles that is looking at the level of China literacy that exist among the general Australian populace), much of the emphasis that had been paid to increasing the level of China literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of China literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, much of the emphasis that had been paid to by large sections of the wider Australian society (and in particular the level of emphasis that had been paid to by governments that had been located at the federal level of the Australian political system, and, to a lesser extent, governments that had been located at the state level of the Australian political system as well) had been placed on both the teaching, as well as the study, of China and the Chinese (Mandarin) language at educational institutions that had been located across all three levels of the Australian education system (whether the educational institution in question had been located at the primary, secondary, or tertiary level of the Australian education system). However, while much of the emphasis that had been paid to the development of China literacy among the general Australian populace by governments had largely been focused on educational institutions that had been located across all three levels of the Australian education system (whether the educational institution in question was located at the primary, secondary, or tertiary level of the Australian education system), an argument could be made that when it comes to the development of China literacy among the general Australian populace, the various media outlets that makes up the wider Australian media ecosystem plays an important role when it comes to increasing the level of China literacy that exist among members of the general Australian populace, a role that, as will be discussed throughout the course of this fourth article in this series of articles on China literacy in Australia, had been wanting in recent years.

It had often been argued that when it comes to the image that people of the world has of the world around them, the various media outlets that makes up the wider media ecosystem (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”) has often played an important role when it comes to influencing how members of the general Australian populace views Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories (and in particular how members of the general Australian populace views the People’s Republic of China). However, when it comes to the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories (and in particular the level, depth, and quality, of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from the People’s Republic of China) in large sections of the Australian media ecosystem (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”) had declined in recent years, and this had occurred despite the important role that Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories (and in particular the People’s Republic of China) will play in regards to the future of Australia, with this decline in the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from the People’s Republic of China in large sections of the Australian media ecosystem (as well as the decline in the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories more generally) can have negative ramifications for how members of the general Australian populace views, not only the People’s Republic of China, but also how members of the general Australian populace views Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories more generally. It could also be argued that this decline in the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from the People’s Republic of China (as well as from Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories more generally) in large sections of the Australian media ecosystem (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”), when combined with the decline in the level of the teaching of China and the Chinese (Mandarin) language at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, has had an impact on how members of the general Australian populace views Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories, and in particular how members of the general Australian populace views the People’s Republic of China.

In this fourth article in this series of articles that is looking at China literacy in Australia and the level of China literacy that exist among members of the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of China literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system (and in particular the level of China literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located at the tertiary level of the Australian education system), I will be having a look at the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from the People’s Republic of China in large sections of the Australian media ecosystem (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”) and how the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from the People’s Republic of China in large sections of the Australian media ecosystem has had on both the level of China literacy that exist among members of the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of China literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, and how this has especially been the case in regards to the decline in the number of academic programs that specialise in the teaching, as well as the study, of China and the Chinese (Mandarin) language that had been offered at educational institutions that had been located across all three levels of the Australian education system (and in particular the decline in the number of academic programs that specialise in both the teaching, as well as the study, of China and the Chinese (Mandarin) language at educational institutions that are located at the tertiary level of the Australian education system). When it comes to the level of China literacy that exist among the general Australian populace and how the general Australian populace views the People’s Republic of China, an argument could be made that the decline in the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that had been emanating from the People’s Republic of China in large sections of the Australian media ecosystem (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”) had coincided with a gradual decline in the number of academic programs that specialise in both the teaching, as well as the study, of China and the Chinese (Mandarin) language at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system (an issue that was discussed in much detail in the third article in this series of articles) has had an impact on how members of the general Australian populace views, not only the People’s Republic of China, but also how members of the general Australian populace views the Chinese people as well.

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