China’s long-awaited border reopening—the final step in its dismantling of Covid Zero—is set to spark a homecoming rush for many diaspora, though a full rebound in travel is likely to take longer. Know more:
China’s long-awaited border reopening—the final step in its dismantling of Covid Zero—is set to spark a homecoming rush for many diaspora, though a full rebound in travel is likely to take longer.
“I haven’t been home in almost two years, so the announcement felt like a fever dream,” said Connor Zhao, a 25-year-old consultant who lives in San Francisco. He’s currently on holiday in Bangkok and will fly to Qingdao on Jan. 19, with his trip including a layover in Hong Kong, which has more available flights into the mainland.
A raft of countries have implemented testing requirements on travelers from China after infections surged, and airlines have been reluctant to immediately make major changes to their flight schedules, meaning capacity remains tight and prices high. The government began rolling back quarantine, which was stretched arbitrarily by local authorities in parts of China to almost a month at some points in the pandemic, in June last year, with the pace of change quickening after China abruptly abandoned domestic Covid control measures like mass testing and lockdowns in the final months of 2022.
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