WeChat as a digital bridge for the Chinese residents in Italy? A study of the use of social media during the first wave of COVID-19

Lala Hu

doi:10.4324/9781003154754-7

WeChat as a digital bridge for the Chinese residents in Italy? A study of the use of social media during the first wave of COVID-19

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Abstract

In this chapter, we analyze how WeChat was used as acommunication platform by Chinese nationals from the People’s Republic of China living in Italy (hereafter referred to as the “Chinese community”) during the emergency. We also focus on the way it functioned as a vehicle to strengthen connections with Italian users and institutions.

Lingua originale	English
Titolo della pubblicazione ospite	WeChat and the Chinese Diaspora. Digital Transnationalism in the Era of China's Rise
Editor	W. Sun, H. Yu
Pagine	79-94
Numero di pagine	16
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003154754-7
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2022

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social media

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