A Framework for Assessing Country Reputation: Case Study of China during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Xiaoqun Zhang, Miyoung Chong, Loni Hagen, Haihua Chen

Published: 01 Jan 2024, Last Modified: 18 Jun 2024DG.O 2024EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: This study investigates China’s reputation on Twitter in the beginning of the COVID-19 period. Drawing from a four-dimensional framework of country reputation, this study examined the dimensions and sentiments of the public discourse. Twitterverse largely focused on the dimension of China’s country competence at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and displayed highly negative sentiment.