Shanghai Covid-19 lockdowns push American family to leave after 16 years
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After living in Shanghai for around 16 years, American expatriate Heather Kaye and her family became part of a wave of residents leaving Shanghai. Due to crushing Covid-19 lockdowns, the deteriorating health of her parents in the United States and strict border controls, the family has made the decision to leave. China’s a zero-Covid policy for the past two years has made access to China difficult and disconnected it from the rest of the world. According to the European Union Chamber of Commerce, the number of foreigners in China has halved since the start of the pandemic.
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My grandmother grew up in China the daughter of an American missionary. They had to leave when Chiang Kai Shek expelled foreigners. China was her first home and culture and she missed it the rest of her life . I still have the silk dress she brought with her from Foochou. I hope my granddaughter can visit China some day. I know she will feel how special it is.
Why missed a country like China who is willing to kick people for no justification because of their nationality? It’s pointless to miss a place where you are not welcome.
@@ayamasakya4196 because children see the beauty and magic and hearts of ordinary people. They dont understand politics
Whatever place u are raised in Thats effectively your emotional home regardless of the passport .
@Ayama Sakya sorry, but noone ever go to ur toilet less nation.
Redwing - Are you sure is Chiang Kai Shek not CCP? You must know Chiang Kai Shek was Christian, CCP are atheist. In the 50s Communist gov't either closed down or confiscated every Christian institution, be it universities, schools, hospitals; and expelled all foreign missionaries, and imprisoned many Chinese Christians suspecting as fifth columns.
I lived in a country for 3 years and got so attached to it, I can't imagine 16 years. She's going to miss those memories. I know we have to live in the moment but things like this makes me always want to capture it on my phone, and I've been looking at my memories ever since
Name the country
I feel the same having lived in Japan for 7 years
I wish her and her family the best. This is unfortunate time for all of us, hopefully it will get better.
As long as they have CCP getting better is not a word.
Every year milli0ns 0f us Inddians try to enter chinaa illegally
It will be much brighter if the news all over the world stop promoting the fluid.
The drugmakers are already there and wait for the campaign "We reach every child" to withdraw.
It is also depending on the decisions you make. 👍
hear hear!
They enjoy China when China is prosperous. They simply leave China when China is sick. This says a lot about "immigrants" in general: they have no blood connection to the land, just like an opportunistic parasites... They're not willing to defend the land WITH LOCAL PEOPLE.
It’s sad they they are leaving a place the called home for a long but at least they have the option to leave. What’s horrible is the living nightmare the citizens that have to continue to live there without any options.
Communist only know how to chased their citizens that different views from them.
World war 2 also same .
Then played the hinterland game .
This is how they send spies out to the world.
Look at Carrie lam ....
I dont think anyone is forced to live in china, no one is forced to leave either. A lot of people of 🇨🇳 diaspora visit the country often and leave it as they wish. There are lot of chinese in Australia they visit china often
@@sneha3777 its not about china. Its about not having the economic resources (money) to leave or move to another place/country.
@@sneha3777yea it's not like china ever restricts citizens from leaving the country or foreigners from visiting. The chinese govt definitely hasnt been denying passport applications, cutting up passports at airports, or denying visas to foreign visitorsm 🙄😒🤡
@@h.r.h.6179 It happens when covid gets out of hand. China was very open at one point
Sometimes what makes you attached to a place is not the place itself, but the memories, and the people that shared and build it with you. I went to high school in Japan, and in those 3 years times I've met a lot of wonderful people and made tons of wonderful memories. I was very saddened when I had to go back home for college, still miss my friends from Japan till this day. 😢
This is an emotional short video... separation is really painful but need to move on.. its life ❤ you can visit anytime you want 😉😂😊
I don't think people understand the population densities in China. Shanghai has 26.3 million people (NYC only has 8.3 million in the 5 burrows, LA only 4 million). Additionally, Chinese families live in apartment tower blocks that house up to 300+ families who all ride in elevators above the 4th floor. I lived in Beijing for 12 years, and remember very crowded elevator rides leaving for work every single day. If just one person in that building has Covid, and rides the elevator, the entire building could be exposed in a few hours as they commute down to go to work. We don't need to "approve" of how they are handling the situation, they know their communities far better than we ever will. No it has not been fun, it has been a nightmare, but leaving racist comments about Chinese doesn't more the discussion forward.
Thank you for insight…I don’t enough people understand the tough decisions that a gigantic society must make…sacrifices for all…
Sure Chinese cities have large populations, but the fact is that cities with similar *population densities* have successfully reopened without the world ending. Singapore, for example, went all-in on mRNA vaccines and is reopening to the world without any risk of collapsing the local healthcare system -- a stark contrast to what happened in Hong Kong's recent COVID wave that decimated the elderly population that refused vaccinations.
Its more of a reason to not be so strict. Its impossible to make sure not even 1 person has covid. Herd immunity is the answer
It is a political task from Xi, plain and simple
@@krisna5073 bruh Hongkong is China until British conquered it.
Got emotional watching this. It's a hugely difficult decision. I wish your family the best and hope you'll also be happy wherever you find yourselves.
Forced no decision
@@gardenstate732 I mean, technically it was a decision. They could of stayed if they really wanted to. But it was a very hard decision because it obviously would of been very hard if they did stay.
Zhang xi na also ran back america to promote china soon
This is China, if you don’t like it you can leave, simple
Totally understand how this family feels. I have been an expat in the same county for 25 years and love it dearly.
25 years!? Expat? you are just an immigrant at that point lol. you would be elligable for citizenship in many countries after that long
@@jaysheriffe6292
Not in China
@@cooliipie Hence why i said "many" and not "all"
@@jaysheriffe6292 an expat is just a white immigrant lol
As an immigrant myself, I'd be happy to see anyone leave that refers to themself as an 'ex-pat'.
16 years is a very long time. I'm sorry for them that they have to leave home. Nothing but the best of luck in moving out, and moving on.
Sorry for her - it’s challenging for everybody, in China or not in China. There’s no perfect place, but a balanced one.
Yup. Agreed. No perfect place after all. What Chinese government is keeping a safe environment to live in. That's all. Look at the death rate compare to other nation. Its really mjjkmal comparing to over a million death.
Milli0ns 0f us Inddians try to enter chin@ illegally every year
@@Superpooper-2020 big joke for you
lol, weird comment. Literally, they are uprooting themselves from their home due to specific policies.
china balanced ? that's a joke
I live in Thailand for 20 years. I can relate and i terrible miss Thailand. The country where I have opened my mind.
I understand! I live in Thailand for 20 years now and there is no better place I can think off.🙏🇨🇭
Every year milli0ns 0f us Inddians try to enter chin@ illegally
@@Superpooper-2020 no don’t do it
Same.. I grew up there but had to leave due to covid.. Missing my second home 💔
@@abimaellopezmaylord27lopez7 we want to escape fr0m 0ur p0verty stricken c0untryy inddia
I'm Malaysian but have Thailand side of my family. I return to my mom's village with her and dad whenever we are financially prepared. Even staying for a month (the staying limit imposed under visa-free rule for Malaysian passport holders) is enough to make me very hard to leave. Last time we went back there was in late 2013, and we were planning to visit again in August 2020 before the pandemic ruined it.
It's difficult to leave an important place to your family, even if it was only previous generations that experienced it. I hope regardless that your family in Thailand were able to not get affected by covid too much.
That's actually really sad. I can't imagine moving away from home and starting a whole new life, raising my kids there only to have to leave. The kids must be having a rough time leaving their friends there. I hope they find a beautiful new home and live happily.
It’s hard to leave any place that has important and beautiful memories of your life. Hope you and your family will find happiness wherever you go.
I can totally relate. Our family have lived in Hong Kong for more than 20 years and the covid-zero measures implemented by the government and strict quarantine rules is just too hard for us who needs to travel to see family and friends. We have decided to move to Singapore away from all the craziness here. It is not an easy decision but it’s been more than 28 months now without an end in sight.
i relate to this, my best friend moved to singapore around 3 years ago, i havent been able to visit him, luckily he’s currently in quarantine rn
zero covid policy maybe crazy for you but it saved many people s lives from covid. I am glad Chinese government protects my elder parents in shanghai from the pandemic
I’m a little confused, you left because you couldn’t travel freely? Does this apply only to foreigners or what? Why did the family in the video leave? This video didn’t explain anything…
@@halfcutonion6342 the 7-14days compulsory quarantine is applied to all people arriving in Hong Kong. The lockdown in Shanghai (or China) does not really end. The government still blocking areas where cases are found.
@@davidhh7416 yes, people don’t realise that herd immunity wasn’t established until very recently, and even tho omicron is seen as less dangerous it can still have fatal effects to children and the elderly. People complain about the strict restrictions but don’t bat an eye when children and elderly die, so everything has a compromise and we must work together to get thru this pandemic not blame the gov for every decision they make
It feels so weird seeing Americans in China when I’m used to see the opposite
China is better then america. Just it has false advertisement but chinese locals are very friendly
In US, all Chinese u see are rich people bit in China when u saw Americans were poor and neglected
@@irritatedanglosaxon1705 What? The Americans we just saw looked perfectly well-off.
@UCoCQZemQP7zuBtmDjoWL3ag GaoKao and Dream Chaser, Son! Those Chinese Foreigner are Smarter to take Actions more than Stupidity
@@Smile936 naaah, this dude's just never used to see Asian's Average Luxury
I remember leaving Singapore when our US diplomacy deployment was over. Crushing.
Do you work for the intelligence?
first year of Obama was so hopeful for the world ...... gone are those days
@@eastcoastsailingcenter7768 just be a politician and fix things... I guess
I lived in Hangzhou (2 hours from Shanghai) for only six months in 2004, and I cried my eyes out when I left due to a medical condition. I cannot imagine leaving after 16 years. That would devastate me. China is an amazing country that very few Westerners (especially Americans) will ever get to truly experience on this level. I have dreamed of returning to China to live and work since I left in the early 2000's, but this year, after watching the coverage of that lockdown and the treatment of the people, I realised I can never live there again. And I cried. Again:(
China is a worldpower now. New York is nothing compared to shanghai or even Guangzhou
@@sneha3777 That seems pretty irrelevant to my comment and to the video in general, but okay...
@@noellewest4347 you said china is an amazing country and only few americans can understand 🤷♀️ whatever i said is related to what you said.. How is it irrelevant?
I am from Suzhou, we left right before the pandemic and haven't been able to return since. I have a ton of family that I left there, and I miss it there so much :(
In terms of work, China only welcomes powerful foreign-funded enterprises and people with master's degree or above
I am an expat here too, most of the foreigners that left loves shanghai so so much but the covid policy is pushing everyone limit.
Not only for you,but also for the Chinese living abroad(I mean 100% Chinese,have Chinese passport).We can not go back to China as easily as the other countries.Hope things will change soon.
I understandhow hard this can be for people. I live in the US and due to being immunocompromised and the US not really doing much about masks Ive been in "lockdown" for about 3 years now. The only time I can leave the house is for Dr appointments because I can't trust people and if I get sick it would be VERY bad for me. Being in lock down for such long periods of time is stressful.
Yeah, I just wanna go outside :/
@@nuraortoma1820 Same... very much the same.
I feel for you, but this situation is nothing like yours. They're being forced inside by the government. You're stuck inside due to your own health. You're not being told when you can leave.
@@jennmarie1527 I wasn't saying it was the same. I was saying I can feel for them and I can understand how stressful it is for them. That lockdown it stressful, and can really mess you up. I never once said my situation is the same or worse, I said I understood. 😒
How did you become immunocompromised?
As an introvert being inside for 2 months would a regular day for me, but that's me, others have more need to be outside then others.
yea.. no more lock down in my country but i am still home, every single day and loving it :D
I’m a homebody myself, but I would go crazy if I was always stuck at home
@@giuliab8484 I love being at home more than anything but even I have to get outside frequently
In the case of Shanghai it's totally different. People are literally fighting just to live and have their basic needs met.
You can't go out to buy your own groceries and the food they gave u are sometimes not enough that some people are starving to death.
If you tested positive they will take you from your homes and put into a quarantine center, living with thousands of others. The facilities there like bathroom etc are subpar.
The lockdown in Shanghai is different, you can't even get out to get life supplies.
As a foreigner in China for about 17 years, I'm surprised by some people's reaction to the two month lock-down. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't impossible. The rest of the world went through a similar experience (although not everyone abided by the rules) and this was our turn. I'm guessing the difficulty in travelling plays a large part in many peoples' decision to leave, which I understand. For me, this is like a rough patch in an otherwise wonderful relationship and I"m not about to throw everything away because of a two month rough patch.
Yeah man, tons of countries got it way worse than 2 months. But yeah man
True solider... You have a Long March in you..
Also zero-covid policies for the unforeseeable future is tough especially for a family with kids.
I was thinking the exact same. And I am in the same situation. Out of proportion and it’s clear.
Still, lots of people in Shanghai have gone without stable food supply and other basic amenities for two months. And what sets the Shanghai lockdowns apart is that you weren’t allowed to leave your apartment at all, and you were forced to do COVID tests daily. There were even reports of people dying from things like heart attack because they were denied entry into hospitals for not having a COVID test.
This is heartbreaking to watch. My family moved to Shanghai in 2001, when I was 3. We left in 2018. I still miss it every day, and frequently have dreams in which I'm on the Shanghai metro, heading to some place or other that used to be home. There's no other place like it.
What about the crazy surveillance? You miss that too?
@@penultimania4295 You know, I think your comment just shows an inability to have empathy for other people, and that you’re looking to pick fights on the internet for no reason. And it’s kind of sad. Find something better to do.
@@HexaAngel big daddy Xi monitoring you too i guess since you too scared to answer a simple question and instead come up with some bs.
Which country do you live in now
I hope one day you can return or visit Shanghai again. I have studied last year in Hangzhou and I have been many times in Shanghai. What a great city and it was one of the best time in my life. I miss China every day.
It's amazing how this lockdown let us think and reflect deeper on ourselves. I wish them all luck in their new journey!
As an long-time expat, sometimes I toy with the idea of returning to France but being obligated to do it is a whole other thing. My home country really wouldn't feel like home after so long.
I completely understand her. I felt like I left my soul in Greece when I left after 5 years of studies... I ended up coming back. That was over 17 years ago and I've never left.
my family is not emotionally attached to a lot but leaving our house in Malaysia was defiantly the biggest change I still remember things from time to time
I know it's a hard decision when you're leaving your familiar place to start life in a strange place.Hope the family will be well in their new life.
this happened to me when I had to leave Bali Having lived in Bali since 2010 and return to my home because covid, when I was in my home country I felt that I was not Korean but Indonesian, I felt a bit of culture shock, where when we were in Indonesia it was normal that every evening and afternoon we sat and chatted with each other, joked with the neighbors. And yes when we returned to our home country, it really felt very strange for some reason, everything was quiet I really miss my neighbors especially friends from Jakarta, australia and Russia, Thank goodness the 15th flight from Korea to Indonesia has opened, I will return to my second home
Halo! Can you speak bahasa? I also had to leave Indonesia (because I got married to a German) and I miiiisss Bali and Jakarta so much as well, the friendliness there is one of a kind, everyone seems to be a big family, could even have conversations with courier guys (goj*k gr*b) or warung ppl. Have fun when you come to Bali again, I wish to visit soon too.
@@valeriedahlan5215 I can speak Indonesian a little, here we often mix languages, when at home I use Korean, when I go out to meet friends I sometimes use 2 languages, either Indonesian or English
So you love your '2nd home' but cba to learn the language...ok. You're Indonesian, sure 😃
An expat in China is treated well - got driver, maid and beautiful apartment plus their kids go international school. My relative live like this for 20 over years, he is still in Shanghai- lockdown no problem cos he gets food delivered and he work from home. He can leave his apartment for short period.
As long as you have enough money or income, I agree. If you don’t have financial worries then you don’t have much problem being “locked-down”.
Wow, you get all those things for free just for being an expat? 🙄
None of that is cheap. That lifestyle costs a fortune in Shanghai.
They don’t get those things because they are an expat, they get those things because they make lots of money. The reason there tends to be mostly rich expats is because a family won’t immigrate to a completely different country unless it means a significant increase in living standards or income. Most people think “why go to China where I do not understand the language or culture when I am making the same amount of money in my home country? It’s only worth the struggle if I will receive a higher income”. But there are still a lot of expats who moved to China because of their love for the country and the culture and they might just have regular jobs and regular incomes and won’t have all those nice things you listed. When Chinese move to my country many of them have fancy houses and send their kids to private school because they only move here if they get an increased income too. That’s how it works in all countries.
The majority of expats are not rich. Most are students or are doing modestly paid work.
She seems like a very sweet person who simply cherishes life.
The term "kuaidi guy" is adorable
Sending them love and healing vibes! I know what it like to have to leave your home country. You and your family will be a beautiful addition to the world- wherever you may go❤❤❤
Back in 2020 we had a 3 month lock down on my island Curaçao. We were on the brink of going crazy, but we are still here. This family prob has OTHER reasons to leave.
Curaçao lockdown is no Shanghai Lockdown, you can’t even leave your apartment, once there is one positive case in your building, your whole building will be moved to mandatory quarantine centre
The Shanghai lockdown was pure madness... If they decided to go, it's certainly because it was a horrible experience to all of them.
We went through same thing on St.Maarten
I visited Curaçao once, such beauty. I've wondered how the island was handling it. Thanks for the comment.
i want to look into getting a caracao gaming license. you know anyone familiar with the process that i could hire as a consultant
Her children will have such a culture shock!
This must be incredibly hard for a family to do. Poor things. I hope nothing but the best for this family and their new journey.
Aww seems so sad! But I’m sure it’s ln the best interest of the family
I was there before the lockdown and living also in Shanghai for 15 years Shanghai is the most beautiful city i know , my second home but sad to say i have to leave and thats Gods well! I love you forever Shanghai a lot of memories
What did you do there for so long?
I wish them luck. It's gonna be a big change adapting to American Life
Food dlivery and online shopping will be very disappointing in US. You have to pay 20% tips for food delivery. Plus, the varieties are very limitted.
@@elizalee1214 and don't get to wear protection
I saw an IMAX movie about China as a kid, and always wanted to visit. Like #1 country destination.
Then the 2020's happened and I'm sad bc China & its people are beautiful, leadership makes it hard and intimidating to visit 😓😓
It’s so sad to see this. A city that once filled with soo many people from all over the world. But vice versa, as a first generation Chinese who grew up in the West and also in Shanghai I’ve not been able to go back since the pandemic, so I haven’t seen my family for more than three years.
Aww, my husband and I lived abroad in Beijing for about 11 years starting in 2004, most of our kids were born there. I can feel her pain of leaving her precious “home away from home!” Though I am glad we left and are back in the U.S. now, there are still parts of our life in Beijing that we remember nostalgically (the food, being one of them!!). I cannot wait until they stop this anti-science Zero-Covid nonsense so we can go back and visit Beijing in the near future! ❤️
That is so funny, anti science covid nonsense after all the dead bodies in USA when covid started.
I've lived in Zambia for 19 years and due to some personal reasons we had to relocate back to my home country Bangladesh. Zambia is all I know so it is a lil difficult being here in Bangladesh
I visited there one yr n fell in love with the culture. Totally would love to go back someday. My heart goes out to those being forced to leave.
I used to grow up here, but because of the pandemic I am not able to go back. I wish their family the best
Reverse culture shock is the hardest thing!!
💯
I miss China so much. the food, the people, the grandma who I got vegetables from and she would always give me extra. 😔
This genuinely made me sad, I wish them all the best….
Somewhat like this happened to me & my family where we had to leave due to sudden economic crisis.... I miss that country...it hurts that I can't go back....😭😭😭😭
Can you explain please why r they leaving
It’s sad that you are leaving. It’s even sadder if you are leaving because of covid lockdown. There is no escaping it wherever you are. Home is where the heart is and where love blossoms. All the best🙏
Escaping such dictatorship lockdowns it is possible by moving back to their Country..
the thing is, some foreigners who live in Japan have talked about this. it's not really because of the lock down that they are leaving but because there's anti foreigner sentiments being spread. a lie has been spread that "it was the foreigners that spread covid" 🤒
@@chichichichichichiOwO What do you expect from ethno nationalist countries? peace and equality? lol
@@oyveyshalom the thing is China was going through its golden years and it actually loved its foreigners.
Other countries are dealing with it very differently, life in the uk is very normal now after a big vaccine uptake. So it’s definitely very possible for them to leave for a place that will offer more freedom.
I’ve heard stories of what this place does witb hidden human trafficking… for international travelers. I’d consider yourself very lucky to get out unharmed! Too bad you couldn’t shine a light on the underground operations while there… set those held as prisoners free!!!
Ours was 23 years. I was born in that house and grew up there. It's been a month but I still think we're just on a vacation and we'll go back to our home one day.
I also lived in Shanghai for almost 11 years and I left in 2019. It was not easy. We miss it still. China is an amazing place to live in . All foreigners like it. I imagine how hard it must be for this family to leave after 16 years, especially for their two daughters.
How is it amazing. What about the insane interference of the government in your daily life?
I like Chinese people but I don't like the CCP
Not expat, immigrant. Don't be afraid to say it
Expat=Caucasian in a foreign land
Not if your host country will never offer you citizenship!
I was only in China for a little over 2 years, but I shed just as many tears as she was when I left in March. It’s very easy to fall in love with the people and the lifestyle. I hope she and her family find success back in the US (or wherever they’re off to next)
I've lived in Dubai for nearly 10 years and miss it so much.
I don't blame them!😥
Why is there someone dumping a short story in the comment section?
It’s one of those scams
report it as spam
Wish them all the best in USA. It’s gonna be an eye opener for them!
Says Marco Polo lol😂
Literally
But are they going to move back or go to a new country?
Thats what i dont get, like the family clearly has more than enough resources, move to EU would be a much better choice, the living conditions in the US is slowly going downhill....
@@TheRealIronMan why is it so hard to understand that situations are different for everyone. Maybe they wanted to move to Europe but weren’t able to secure a job, or they rather be close to family after being away for so long. Everyone has their reasons.
Her neighbors are so happy to get her free stuff, that must be a horrible feeling for her.
Sad! What a scam that's been pulled!
Well, it's China. What did you expect?
I hope they'll be safe back in the US. The United States is so crazy right now.
It depends because USA is a diverse place but there was more crime in China 2010
@@abimaellopezmaylord27lopez7 what does diversity have to do with mass shootings? Enlighten me
Lol no comparison. Covid killed 1 million people in US already.
@@jaclrossrick6327 i meant diverse cities are the worst and London is a diverse city but people are rude
@@jaclrossrick6327 mass stabbings didn’t happen in London 1950s until immigrants moved to London
They will learn to move on. Still, I can only imagine the internal turmoils they are feeling as a family.
They might not. Maybe they will end up returning to China one day because they miss it so much. Especially the children who are not familiar with America.
It is def sad living the lifestyle you know so well and the people you became friends with, the food, culture, but I'm sure it is for the better. Thank you for sharing
16 days in the U.S. and they will be ready to move back.
Lol
If China opened the border to the world, more expats will come to China again.
more like 16 hours
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Yet people still come here in droves. Hmmm. Doesn't sound like a place that's not worth coming to.
How long is china gonna keep this up? 5 years?
I'd be running for the hills and never look back
Ugh so sad and then that music arghh made me cry 😭😭😭
Hi, I would like to know what is the best way to control the spread of Covid especially in a very populous country? Any suggestions?
Why are you asking on UA-cam comments? Just google it and you will get better answers and receive them much faster.
Too much emotional story and headlines..... I cried so much ,my pillow is wet.... I have dried my eyes..... People around the world suffering from hunger and homelessness, also people compelled to work in foreign country in harsh environments is nothing infront of this story..... So touching that I even didn't watch the video....
Ouch.
I'm so happy for her and her family.
Honestly...Leaving a PLACE where you STARTED from SCRATCH...is NOT Easy...but...Treasure EVERY MOMENT No Matter where You are...(No PLACE in this WORLD is PERMANENT...)..😒
Why Americans and Western ppl called “expat” when they move abroad but everyone else is an “immigrant”?
While they both technically refer to the same concept - someone who left their birth country and moved to another, immigrant gives me the vibe of FORCED to leave for some reason, war, economy, health, whereas expat gives me the vibe of simply just chose to and didn't feel forced by any circumstances caused by their birth country.
Because China will very rarely offer citizenship to foreigners, thus, they can never truly “immigrate” and stay as long as they want to, can get kicked out (refused a visa) for any reason the government wants to come up with.
Why is this news ?
To show sympathy to china, they are on a mission to control the population. Stay aware, they won't stop at locking their own people away, Australia isn't far behind nor is Canada. Now look at our new "gun reform" in America. It's scary man
Because its part of a larger effort by western media to push China to stop 0-covid policies so 20m+ Chinese ppl would die, that way its easier for them to do color revolution in China so international corporations can fully exploit Chinese ppl like other 3rd world countries.
Smart to leave
A novel way for news! You just show some moving moments and fabric a reason for it! Well done, SCMP!
If China failed to control the outbreak, I am sure media would blame China as well. In the west, you generally have more personal space especially if you live in single family detached home. It is more difficult to do that in China. I personally don't like to share my bathroom with anyone else. So each person to his/her own. Everyone can leave or stay. There is not need to make this political.
You cant blame china since they are the birthplace of Covid. Its not that easy to control
Dude. The Chinese vaccine is not effective enough. That's not political, it's a simple, unadulterated fact. They have money to import vaccines from elsewhere.
Perhaps some media would, but you could fairly say that Western countries have failed to control the outbreak as a choice. In my country of Denmark, a full 50% of the population have gotten infected in just the last 7 months! But we would rather be open, we would rather face the risk of getting infected in return for the freedom to move around, go to work, spend time with family and friends, socialize, travel. We understand that life has risks.
(btw, in those last 7 months, 0.06% of the population has died from Covid, or about one in every 1650 people)
@@pjacobsen1000 western media always blame china whichever direction she takes
@@andia968 You must have failed to notice the thousands of media stories in the last 30 years gushing over China's economic growth. Western media even coined the term 'The Chinese Miracle'. And the many news stories praising China's high-speed rail network. There's probably almost as much praise as criticism. But maybe you cannot tolerate any criticism and demand only praise?
Heart breaking.
I pray you have a safe travel 🙏
If this happened to a chinese family in the US it would be called racism
You don't leave your home when things get hard
She doesnt have to leave
She wants what easy
Than don't complain!!
Did you watch the video? She said that this was the last straw so many negativw thing must’ve happened
We are expats too, from Melbourne, Peru and China, our current home is Johor-Msia for 10 years. I can't imagine leaving this country. 😢
You are an immigrant
I left the country I was born and loved and moved 1/2 the world away 30+ years ago… very sad situation indeed.
I had to leave the USA in March, 2022 after 12 years of life there because of severe russophobia I had to deal with. I was afraid for my life. millions of people migrate every year. didn't know you can make special news out of that. 😅
Eh. Lived in Hong Kong for 20 years only for it to be destroyed when the CCP decided to crush it. That was a true loss.
Meh. You won't be missed
Crushed it by bringing in Security Laws?
You know nothing yet, son.
It's a country with an authoritarian regime. You are blessed to be able to leave it.
It for sure is, but when you live there as a foreigner, you don’t feel much of that in your day to day life. Life is pretty normal (other than not having access to certain things online), and there are cultural experiences that are really lovely when living abroad somewhere.
I moved to a different state and I was crushed, I can imagine a whole other country.
Never say never! Once the pandemic is over, come back. Wish you luck and find a better place to live!
Covid's never going away.
Unless China changes its zero Covid policy.
Two tough choices: reference to US, either having 4 millions death and tens of millions broken families, or 2 months lockdown; for me, I prefer 2 months lockdown though. And, did anyone notice that she did not say that they left because of the lockdown?
Me too
I always say this people thinks am weird here in Germany......they always wants to jump jump up and down and infect other people,who are vulnerable......
I also don't think that it's better to leave , because currently omicron Ba.5 variant is already dominant in USA and UK, lot's of people are getting COVID but media in west are not reporting it much. First they should take care of health, but many white people can't take a little bit of inconvenience and prefer to live in American livestyle then compromise a little bit .
Let me clarify a bit on the 4 millions deaths number. US has 1 million death, however, China has 4 times population of US, therefore, we would expect 4 millions death if China were doing the same as US.
@Epic Super u've got the point my fren. See how the regime handled here in US they don't care, even death numbers are glooming like the start at 2019, February, they just distract the cause... Noone cares in US
@Cian Just think about that if the unfortunate event happens to your love ones. Besides, it is just two month separation instead of eternal separation of death.
Get out when you can.
Lived in Guangzhou, China for almost 3 years. That was enough time to fall in love with the people and culture. Going back to the states was a complete reverse culture shock. I returned to Asia and have been here now 14 years.
There is one key difference between lock down in China and UK is that due to strictness of lock down and track& trace, their lock down actually worked. Whereas in UK all the many months of lock down turned out to be wasteful and failed to stamp out infections thanks to poor management and not strict enough. Thus personally I would rather have 2 months of strict lock down over many months of freer but pointless lock down
actually this lockdown is not just for health issues but to inflate western country who is dependent with their supply chain, basicly they are still in trade war.
This lockdown in China has gone on for longer than 2 months, right? How much more strict do you want to get? Put everyone in quarantine camps? Test every hour?
@@funofboredom They don't lock down the whole China*! Just city or section of city etc depending on situation. Lock down in an area is around 2 months, faster in some places like Shenzhen or slower in Shanghai, it varies dependent on the place. Of course they do mass testing, otherwise what is the point? At least they have the capacity to do city wide testings quickly (like 10m).
Due to small living space of flats where people lives, whole family will get infected if they live with infected member(S), thus the necessity for temporary field hospital which also serve as triage to ease hospital capacity to handle more severe cases.
*China is very big, with many provinces each the size of a country in EU with cities that have huge population.
In UK they actually lock down the whole country for like a year (or more) and not successfully at that....
This is deliberate. Pure and simple as that.....
What is deliberate - the lockdowns? If so, but of course. I've never heard of an accidental lockdown.
base on your logic china deliberate lock down and accidently but deliberately save millions of live........
@@beedebawng2556 He probably means China forcing foreigners out of the country. It's obvious that China doesn't want foreigners anymore.
this is so sad, they need to let my girl back in. her kids literally grew up there
Wait, I don't understand. Why do they have to leave?
China is currently experiencing a mass foreigner exit, one which it's tried to downplay by claiming that it doesn't need foreigners. Chinese business will soon begin to display the repercussions of ignoring and neglecting foreigners. I can only hope this mindset will change in china in the future 🙏
Well china already independent with their own product.
They can make everything and doesnt need other country.
I think this thing already planned because difersity can reduce communist influence
It won't change anytime soon. As long as the chairman of China is in power.
No, China will be fine... Do not worry bout them, they are Giant and very discipline. Those who not follow rules, and strict like Chinese may leave
LOL foreigners entitled brats, lazy and are only used negotiates "deals" with the West. China no longer needs them.
"Chinese business will soon begin to display the repercussions..."?? How many foreigners are in China that has 1.4 billion people?
Due to the pandemic I had to leave South Korea after 6 years of living there. I am still grieving the life that I lived and loved there. I totally feel her pain. 😭😭😭
I wish them all the best
I've lived in Australia for only 5 years and can't imagine leaving.
You should be thankful for living in Australia, because I live in NZ for 17 years and wanting to leave this country