China and Covid19

Chinese Tourists Travel Abroad Again after ‘Zero Covid,’ but Restrictions on Passengers from China Draw Outrage

China opens its gates while other countries introduce travel restrictions on Chinese passengers. Authorities have condemned the measures.

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4 years ago

January 10, 2023

What's on Weibo Team

With China lifting blockades on foreign travel, there’s a post-zero-Covid itch to travel. But while many countries say they welcome Chinese tourists, they also implement restrictions on passengers coming from China. On Chinese social media, people respond to these restrictions with anger, fuelled by media reports describing the rules as a form of foreign revenge and discrimination.

Just as China reopened its borders to quarantine-free travel on 8 January, many foreign countries restarted their…

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SM AM

January 14, 2023 at 3:50 am

To my knowledge all tourist visa holders and even a few higher classes of visa holders are still indefinitely banned from entering China.

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harry lee

January 25, 2023 at 9:51 am

a ban is different from inhumane treatment. Chinese border controls applied to everyone, even their own citizens. the healthcare authorities in UK, Australia and eu (in the case of Italy) all advised against implementing discriminatory measures because such measures are useless. initially, Australia and uk didn’t have requirements for Chinese travelers. they changed their minds last minute. covid testing is absurdly expensive in south korea.

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China and Covid19

Weibo Watch: Small Earthquakes in Wuhan

How Wuhan is shaking off its past with a new wave of innovation, the hot topics to know, and the Weibo catchphrase of the week: ‘the Three Questions of Patriotism.’

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2 years ago

September 27, 2024

Manya Koetse

PREMIUM NEWSLETTER | ISSUE #37

Dear Reader,

“Wuhan Earthquake” (#武汉地震#) momentarily became the number one trending topic on Weibo this Friday night, after residents of Jiangxia District reported feeling their homes and buildings shake. “Was there an earthquake, or am I drunk?” some wondered.

I also felt a bit tipsy in Wuhan this month. Neon signs, dancing livestreamers, flying drones, bustling night markets, and holographic lights. On my first night in…

China and Covid19

Sick Kids, Worried Parents, Overcrowded Hospitals: China’s Peak Flu Season on the Way

“Besides Mycoplasma infections, cases include influenza, Covid-19, Norovirus, and Adenovirus. Heading straight to the hospital could mean entering a cesspool of viruses.”

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3 years ago

November 22, 2023

Manya Koetse

In the early morning of November 21, parents are already queuing up at Xi’an Children’s Hospital with their sons and daughters. It’s not even the line for a doctor’s appointment, but rather for the removal of IV needles.

The scene was captured in a recent video, only one among many videos and images that have been making their rounds on Chinese social media these days (#凌晨的儿童医院拔针也要排队#).