Rhetorical Perspective of “China Practice†in the Fight Against COVID-19

Abstract

The following paper is going to elucidate rhetorically how “China practice†can be embodied in narrative in the post-pandemic age as an attempt to dissolve divergence and establish a community of a shared future. It argues that as COVID-19, the virus, affects people’s life physically, virtually and symbolically, the rhetorical meaning of “China practice†can be a counteractive rhetorical strategy to offset the impact and restore a new order of equality, respect, trust, cooperation and commonality. “China practice†narrative as embodied rhetorical experience can be archived in the body and mind of COVID-19 community which is a worthwhile attempt to review how China has got through it and how the post-pandemic age can be apprehended. As an immediate and timely response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the narrative has shown proof and hope that by following the given way can any community contain the spread of virus, regain humanity, and strive for freedom in a desperate and decisive manner. If this pattern of activity has been proved to be effective, it can motivate others to reconsider their former perspectives, analyze the newly prescribed pattern of behavior. If things can be put in order and the world can return to normal with a new pattern, interruption and inequality can be carefully recognized and effectively alleviated. The respect for human life, the value of a shared community, the urgency of coordination and cooperation, the trump of science, the dedication and professionalism will be identified with the rhetoric of “China practice†physically, virtually and symbolically. A rhetoric of unity is hard to achieve just as the hard-won victory over the virus. It’s positive that communities of a shared future can act together to create a sense of order, shape the stronger, inclusive, and humane psyche of the post-pandemic generation.