Originally Posted by
kb1992
I wish you were right to be optimistic.
But I have no confidence whatsoever in this case. The bar is very, very high in China to open up, given the fact that COVID is going to co-exist with us, and the fact that Americans don't behave similarly to, say Chinese and Japanese regarding COVID prevention. China's zero-tolerance COVID policy is here to stay.
I hope I am wrong, but I expect China to stop quarantine in 2035.

That is in addition to culture revolution 2.0 and the purge of foreigners and foreign influence that is currently ramping up. The China I enjoyed is dead, it was a good run. Onto greener pastures in 2 months.