Tag: China
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Chinese Changes – May 2020
I’ve done this type of post a few times before, notably in 2018 an 2019 in which I look at some of the things that I’ve seen change over the year in Beijing and in parts of China. Although the current situation has China and the world dealing with the Coronavirus epidemic, things were normal…
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Beijing is open
Although the Coronavirus pandemic is far from over and we just came back from the five-day Labour Day long weekend, Beijing has basically re-opened. Some schools still haven’t sent their kids back but, while walking around the neighbourhoods over the last few days, people are back at work. We were at Sanlitun on Sunday and…
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Things are turning around (in Beijing)
The weather has turned much better in the last week or so, in major contrast to Winnipeg which just got snow dumped on it again. But that’s how Spring can be, and with Spring here in Beijing, we’re seeing more people out and about, the flowers are blossoming (including the seasonal Cherry Blossoms), and the…
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March madness
This post has nothing to do with basketball and Iām sorry for the misleading title. It does, however, have to do with what the world is now facing: a pandemic of the Coronavirus. I recently posted an update about how things are shaping up here in Beijing. I can add to that post by now…
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An update on what’s going on
We’re now a few weeks after Spring Festival has ended and, even though the official holiday has ended, things are moving slowly. Beijing is still really quiet these days since many of the migrant workers who would’ve returned from their hometowns have been prevented by travel bans. Further, the 14-day self quarantine means that, even…