The pandemic of COVID-19 struck the world in early 2020. China, which is regarded as the source of the new disease was also the first one to overcome it. After controlling the outbreak domestically, China started conducting public diplomacy offensive, which we will call 'coronavirus diplomacy.' Its main focus is put on assisting other countries that are still struggling with high numbers of infections and many difficulties, such as shortages in medical equipment or medical staff. This article aims to review public diplomacy activities undertaken by China in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. The goal is to determine what messages the Chinese government has been sending through those activities. The investigation was qualitative and the main research method employed is content analysis. The authors analyzed statements of China's representatives in search of the messages that were supposed to be communicated.

Keywords: COVID-19; China; Coronavirus diplomacy; Health diplomacy; Public diplomacy.

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2020年初，COVID-19疫情席卷全球。作为新疾病发源地的中国也是最早控制住疫情的国家。在国内疫情得到控制后，中国开始展开以“抗疫外交”为主的公共外交攻势，重点是帮助那些仍在与高感染人数和各种困难（如医疗设备或医务人员短缺）作斗争的国家。本文旨在回顾2020年春季中国政府在COVID-19疫情期间所进行的公共外交活动，并确定这些活动中政府试图传达的信息。研究采用质性分析方法，主要运用内容分析法来分析中国代表的声明以寻找其中要传达的信息。

关键词： COVID-19；中国；抗疫外交；卫生外交；公共外交。

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