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China: Youngest overseas students have priority to fly back home

CGTN ijobheadhunter 2021-03-16


A screenshot of the announcement by the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. on its official website.

The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. said on Monday that it had conducted a survey on arranging charter flights to bring home Chinese students studying abroad and a decision was taken to give priority to primary and secondary school students.

China always attaches great importance to the well-being of Chinese students abroad, the embassy said. Chinese President Xi Jinping has given important instructions and emphasized the need to strengthen the guidance and support for Chinese nationals abroad in terms of epidemic prevention and control as well as ensure their health and safety.



In view of the COVID-19 pandemic that has infected more than 1.2 million people, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and other relevant departments have jointly decided to put Chinese students abroad among the top priorities.


According to the announcement on the embassy's official website, primary and secondary Chinese students aged under 18 who have stayed in the U.S. for a short-term or long-term period without parents around are now able to register for flights back home. Registration is open until April 6 at 6 p.m. EST.

Passengers arrive at Los Angeles International Airport from Shanghai, China, January 26, 2020. /Reuters


Some 1.6 million Chinese students are studying abroad and 410,000 of them are in the U.S., according to the Ministry of Education. An earlier survey revealed that over 60 percent of the Chinese students in the U.S. would like to return home immediately due to the growing number of infections reported in the U.S.


However, the large-scale cancellation of flights has left many parents and students worried. Since March 29, the CAAC has further cut inbound and outbound flights so as to contain the increasing risks of imported COVID-19 cases. Thus, foreign airlines have been instructed to reduce their international routes to China to one per week and only operate one route into the country.


As the summer vacation is approaching, it is likely that an increasing number of Chinese students would wish to return home, the embassy said. 


The U.S. has so far reported over 330,000 infections with the death toll surpassing 9,000.


Beijing universities open free counseling hotline for Chinese overseas

With the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, many people are gradually returning to their normal lives. While some believe in the power of keeping busy and outdoor activities, others require professional help.  


Counselors in Beijing Normal University's psychological counseling center say they have received over 150 calls from overseas Chinese since the hotline opened.


Common symptoms include loss of sleep, weight gain, depression and anxiety. In more serious cases, consultants may even suffer from panic attacks and PTSD.


Among them, Chinese students are the most isolated group and most prone to negative thoughts, as they don't have established social relations like Chinese workers who have the support of companies, or Chinese immigrants who have the support of family.


Han Yuge has been serving as a volunteer for the free overseas hotline since it began two weeks ago.


Here are her suggestions to the Chinese students abroad:


First, cut off sources of negative information. Some social media accounts could use fear to increase reads, so don't believe everything you read online.


Second, develop several hobbies. Exercise, reading, even cooking can help ease up stress. Since many foreign countries have orders house quarantine, it's important to find distractions and not focus on the epidemic.


Third, don't try to carry everything by yourself. Talk to friends and family. Let them support you.


Han says the hotlines value privacy greatly. All contacts will be deleted in three days. But if the counselors detect suicide attempts they will contact local authorities to take action, and keep the callers numbers to re-visit their cases in the future.


The Beijing Normal University is one of the four top universities in Beijing that have opened free hotlines to help those affected by the epidemic.


More than 600 counseling experts are participating. 


At Beijing Normal University (BNU), the volunteers have an average of 100 counseling hours.


Chen Shitao, supervisor at Mental Health Servers and graduate students since the end of January. Some of the volunteers worked at the frontline during the SARS epidemic and the Wenchuan earthquake, and are very experienced in dealing with disaster-induced traumas.


Project leader and supervisor Professor Wang Jianping is preparing the team for the next stage of work: Grief counseling. Counselors are expecting more calls in the coming months, as people who have lost someone during the epidemic might need time to heal and help to overcome their grief.

ices of the Faculty of Psychology at BNU, says the university has motivated over 300 teach


If you're a Chinese currently living in countries affected by COVID-19, you're welcome to call the following hotlines for psychological counseling:

  • Tsinghua University's psychological counseling hotline:

    (86) 400-680-6101 (around-the-clock service)

  • Beijing Normal University overseas psychological counseling hotline:(86) 010-86409146 (service from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. BJT)

  • Peking University's overseas psychological counseling hotline:

  • (86) 010-53466977 (serves from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. BJT)

  • Capital Normal University operates a psychological counseling hotline for overseas children:

    (86) 400-900-5335 (service from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. BJT)

Source: CGTN;

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