Exploring China during COVID
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A tumultuous week
This has been a tumultuous week in China. From widespread unrests to the passing of Jiang Zemin. Right after I posted my previous blog entry last Saturday, things boiled over in Shanghai. A vigil that evening on Wūlǔmùqí road for the 10 burn victims in Ürümqi turned into a protest. This was followed up the…
COVID-19 (Continued)
At the beginning of this 2nd trip blog, I mentioned that I wasn’t sure what was going to happen and that I had to be flexible with my plans. Well, that flexibility is being tested. I was originally going to Hangzhou and then on to Beijing this weekend. I had planned to take a car…
COVID-19
There is a strange vibe hanging over Shanghai. People are afraid. The two-month long COVID-19 lockdown in the Spring of 2022 has left its mark. It comes up in most conversations I have, and the biggest concern people have is the lack of rhyme or reason. Lockdowns can happen spontaneously with no reason given and…
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