国际舆论对一个国家的解读从客体接受者的角度影响着该国国际形象的塑造,而一个国家国际形象的好坏,对于中长期国家利益的实现起着不可忽视的作用。2012年是美国与中国领导人换届的选举年,而媒体舆论又是影响美国政府对外政策制定的重要背景参考因素之一。本文搜集了美国主流媒体《纽约时报》从2012年11月5日至17日关于中共十八大的60篇新闻报道,力图再现美国主流媒体对中国政治选举报道中的倾向性,以期为中国在软实力建设领域以及中国形象塑造中提供参考依据。 The international public opinion interpretation of a country affects the shaping of the country’s international image from the perspective of the object recipient. The good or bad image of a country’s international image plays an irreversible role in the realization of long-term national interests. 2012 is the election year for the change of the leaders of the United States and China, and the media is one of the important background reference factors influencing the formulation of the foreign policy of the U.S. government. This article collects 60 news reports from the New York Times of the mainstream media from the 5th to 17th of November 2012 on the 18th CPC National Congress in an effort to reproduce the tendencies of the mainstream American media in reporting on China’s political elections in the hope of providing a platform for China Soft power and the field of building China’s image to provide a reference.