China News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, March 25th. Question: Malaysian Chinese students going through the "full session": Maintaining confidence in fighting the epidemic and being actively assisted by all parties
China News Agency reporter Chen Yue
For many Chinese students studying in Malaysia, from February to March, they experienced the "full-field" fight against the epidemic, as described by online buzzwords.
There are more than 200 Chinese students studying in the well-known local Malaysian Polytechnic University. Ma Xuefeng, chairman of the Polytechnic University Chinese Students Association, told reporters that as early as February, Chinese students returning to Malaysia from the end of their holiday in China had a 14-day isolation observation. Just after the quarantine ended for more than half a month, the international students ushered in the nationwide "restriction of action order" of the Malaysian government.
Ma Xuefeng said that currently, students who live on campus have been asked by the school to not be able to leave the school, and students who live abroad are basically "home at home". He said that in fact, since the quarantine period when he returned to Malaysia in February, the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia and Chinese student organizations at all levels in Malaysia have always cared about their classmates and provided them with information in all aspects. The association also actively helps isolated students to shop and deliver medicine.
Currently, Polytechnic University, like other schools in Malaysia, has been suspended. Ma Xuefeng told reporters that the students are mainly self-study at home, and many students take the initiative to take other courses. He also introduced that students currently living on campus have three meals a day at the school, and students outside the school can also go to the supermarket for shopping in accordance with government regulations. "Material supplies are still relatively abundant in daily life," said Ma Xuefeng. For Chinese students, like Malaysians in general, the most in short supply are protective items such as masks. Many parties are also trying to raise money for the students.
Ma Xuefeng told reporters that according to the questionnaire issued by the association, except for a few students who are more worried, most of the students are "optimistic", "smooth" and "everything is normal." When asked if they would like to return to China, the vast majority of students also expressed confidence in Malaysia ’s current epidemic prevention and control measures and hope to stay in Malaysia to avoid delaying their studies.
"University of Science of Science (Chinese students) thanked the Consulate General of Penang for their care." Ke Qinjian, Director of the China Center of the Malaysia University of Science, "exposed" the Chinese Consulate General in Penang on social media on the 25th. Letters of condolences and anti-epidemic materials such as masks and disinfection paper towels.
A person from the Consulate General of Penang told the China News Agency that the Consulate has always attached great importance to the health and safety of Chinese students. On the 24th, it took out a variety of anti-epidemic materials, including masks for self-use in the library, and distributed them to more than 300 science universities in the consular district. Chinese students, solve their urgent needs.
The consulate said that he hoped to convey the intention of "the motherland behind you and the consulate general to accompany you to overcome difficulties". The consulate will continue to provide relevant materials to Chinese students in the consular area in the future.
Malaysia has always been a popular destination for Chinese students. Data show that by the end of 2018, there were about 14,000 Chinese students studying in Malaysia. As a group mainly composed of international students and graduates in Malaysia, the Malaysian Chinese Students Association has been actively providing relevant information to international students through various channels since the outbreak to help solve difficulties.
On the 24th of this month, under the guidance of the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, the Malaysian Chinese Students Association and the Malaysian Chinese Entrepreneurs Federation announced that they will jointly provide assistance to Chinese students in Malaysia.
Li Zhongping, president of the Malaysian Chinese Entrepreneurs Federation, told reporters that he hopes to provide material and psychological assistance to Chinese students through the cooperation of the two organizations, including the provision of epidemic prevention materials and psychological counseling. Provide internships and employment opportunities after the end. "I hope that through this cooperation, international students will be relieved of their concerns and wait for the good news to overcome the epidemic." (End)