Current China Entry policy
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More expository journalism than anything but this is pretty crazy. Imagine doing a year of your degree and then you're in limbo for Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and goodness knows how long...
More expository journalism than anything but this is pretty crazy. Imagine doing a year of your degree and then you're in limbo for Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and goodness knows how long...
I think China's zero-COVID policy is simply unsustainable in the long term. Over the last several months, there have been prominent Chinese scholars that have said China will need to find a better balance and live with COVID so people can resume their normal lives. I think one of those scholars even wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times. I think after the Beijing Olympics and depending on the COVID situation in the US, there might be a chance for some sort of opening in 2022. China is probably looking for some sort of vaccine recognition from foreign countries and will work on some sort of path forward. Maybe 2023 is the year we'll be well on our way to normality?
The situation was similar even in 2019. The police could come to your apartment, raid everything, and send you AND anyone with you to the police station for “random” drug tests. In 2019, this happened to my friend in Shanghai. The police picked him up 1 month after returning and even called him “Mandy boy” because he had spent the last year living in the Mandarin Oriental residences. They then did a hair test and deported him for weed he smoked in France… China has been like this for a while. I think Shanghai peaked when I was in high school (mid 2010s) and has only gone down since then from a gov intrusion perspective.
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By the way I learned in my latest quarantine just how little the government values the life of individuals. I was set to be released after 14 days but due to a technical glitch my code would not turn green. All of the other passengers on my inbound flight left no problem. Mine stayed yellow until day 19 which is today and it finally turned green at 11am. Now I’m out in shanghai getting drunk like a normal person on a Tuesday.
Nobody at any level of government gave a rat’s anus about an extra 5 days of prison.
”go sit in your room until it turns green”
Nobody at any level of government gave a rat’s anus about an extra 5 days of prison.
”go sit in your room until it turns green”
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I think China's zero-COVID policy is simply unsustainable in the long term. Over the last several months, there have been prominent Chinese scholars that have said China will need to find a better balance and live with COVID so people can resume their normal lives. I think one of those scholars even wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times. I think after the Beijing Olympics and depending on the COVID situation in the US, there might be a chance for some sort of opening in 2022. China is probably looking for some sort of vaccine recognition from foreign countries and will work on some sort of path forward. Maybe 2023 is the year we'll be well on our way to normality?
By the way I learned in my latest quarantine just how little the government values the life of individuals. I was set to be released after 14 days but due to a technical glitch my code would not turn green. All of the other passengers on my inbound flight left no problem. Mine stayed yellow until day 19 which is today and it finally turned green at 11am. Now I’m out in shanghai getting drunk like a normal person on a Tuesday.
Nobody at any level of government gave a rat’s anus about an extra 5 days of prison.
”go sit in your room until it turns green”
Nobody at any level of government gave a rat’s anus about an extra 5 days of prison.
”go sit in your room until it turns green”
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This has already been happening for years and China does not care. Look at the 2019 Partner class for Goldman Sachs APAC. Hong Kong went from dominating the list to barely getting ANY new partners (think it was 2?). The Shanghai GS Partners make pennies compared to their HK counterparts. China doesn't care IMO.
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The majority of the population agrees with the strict quarantine policies for the greater good.
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By the way I learned in my latest quarantine just how little the government values the life of individuals. I was set to be released after 14 days but due to a technical glitch my code would not turn green. All of the other passengers on my inbound flight left no problem. Mine stayed yellow until day 19 which is today and it finally turned green at 11am. Now I’m out in shanghai getting drunk like a normal person on a Tuesday.
Nobody at any level of government gave a rat’s anus about an extra 5 days of prison.
”go sit in your room until it turns green”
Nobody at any level of government gave a rat’s anus about an extra 5 days of prison.
”go sit in your room until it turns green”
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Sorry I should have specified that this is a Fujian health code and leaving the hotel without a green one was non negotiable. They’re in a lockdown there over a few hundred cases.
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Since you got out in 19 days, shall I say congratulations?
Good to hear you are out and about!
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My friend only had to do 14 days there earlier this month, but as soon as he arrived in Hangzhou, he got treated to 7 more days.
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Yes someone was stuck 25 days.
Clown world is in full force in Fujian. Tell your friend to watch his code carefully. Which is really not mentally healthy, but it could mean an early release.
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Shanghai is the only place I’m aware of that doesn’t treat people to the extra week or even more. In shanghai you just record your temp twice a day and take nasal penetration day 16 and day 21.
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The situation was similar even in 2019. The police could come to your apartment, raid everything, and send you AND anyone with you to the police station for “random” drug tests. In 2019, this happened to my friend in Shanghai. The police picked him up 1 month after returning and even called him “Mandy boy” because he had spent the last year living in the Mandarin Oriental residences. They then did a hair test and deported him for weed he smoked in France… China has been like this for a while. I think Shanghai peaked when I was in high school (mid 2010s) and has only gone down since then from a gov intrusion perspective.