The image of Russia in Chinese social networks (on the example of Xiaohongshu)

Nowadays, new social media play a significant role in shaping public opinion. Social networks have become one of the main tools for creating an image of a country among the audience. This paper analyses the image of Russia on the Chinese media platform Xiaohongshu. The author draws conclusions about which ideas about Russian realities prevail among users of this network and identifies the main frames characteristic of the narrative of posts shared on the selected media platform.