PREREQUISITES FOR THE FORMATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULTILINGUAL MASS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE MINORITY AREAS OF CHINA-ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION

Abstract

Since the founding of the first newspaper “Ili Baihua Bao” in 1910, Xinjiang’s mass communication system has experienced more than 100 years of development. Being a multi-ethnic border region, Xinjiang has gradually formed its own unique features in the practice of information communication over the years. The article examines the media systems in minority areas, clarifies the characteristics of the regional media, considers the prerequisites for the formation of a regional media on the example of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The study concluded that the formation of a multilingual mass communication system in Xinjiang is an inevitable result of the social development of Xinjiang. The multilingual mass communication system is an important feature of the information dissemination environment in modern Xinjiang. The multilingual mass communication system has played a crucial role in the stable social development of Xinjiang.