The policy was announced suddenly and implemented swiftly; travel codes are now defunct, and green health codes are no longer checked at public venues

Browsing the New York Times Chinese website, the entire page is discussing China’s reopening

Record the surroundings, without evaluating policies

Beijing never actually had zero-COVID policies. With restrictions lifted, the virus spread rapidly, resulting in widespread infections, but none of my friends have experienced severe illness.

Shenzhen, neighboring Guangzhou, is also developing rapidly; while living in Shanghai, due to my company’s location near the suburbs, there hasn’t been widespread infection yet

Insufficient protective measures, followed by widespread spread

It felt roughly the same, with sudden shifts – a new policy every week until full reopening

It’s undeniable that the three-year zero-COVID policy had an effect; adapting to whatever comes