Abstract
The purpose of this study is to understand the views of Chinese students studying in Belarus during the covid-19 pandemic and to reveal the extent to which they use online media. Through in-depth interviews, this study interviewed 10 Chinese students with different majors, genders, rental conditions and residence years in Belarus, hoping to objectively reflect the situation of Chinese students as much as possible. The interview results showed that during the epidemic period, online social media was the main contact information of these students, but Chinese media were more popular. Foreign media are the source of supplementary information for Chinese students during the epidemic. The diversity of media channels and the problems of Chinese social circles in Belarus also make Belarusian students experience information overload and information anxiety. In terms of media trust, Chinese students trust domestic mainstream media more than foreign media and social platform information.
Highlights
In recent years, the comprehensive strategic partnership of mutual trust and bilateral cooperation between China and Belarus has been at a high level and stable operation
According to the information released by the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus situated in China from 2019 to 2020, the number of Chinese students studying in Belarus has more than doubled, and there are about 5,000 Chinese students studying in Belarus (Bo, 2021)
According to the data from the World Health Organization (WHO), with a population of less than 10 million, Belarus faced more than 400,000 cases affected by the pandemic and nearly 3,000 people lost their lives
Summary
The comprehensive strategic partnership of mutual trust and bilateral cooperation between China and Belarus has been at a high level and stable operation. According to the information released by the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus situated in China from 2019 to 2020, the number of Chinese students studying in Belarus has more than doubled, and there are about 5,000 Chinese students studying in Belarus (Bo, 2021). Most of these students are concentrated in the capital Minsk, where the Belarusian State University has hosted the largest number of them. “social media helped learning by facilitating the process of student-student and student-teacher communication as well as circulating prompt, latest information.” (Kasuma et al, 2018)
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