Chinese Mull Emigrating As Covid Lockdowns Continue – WSJ

Some middle-class or upper-class Chinese citizens are mulling emigration as China vows to continue its stringent zero-Covid policy more than two years into the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported.

US immigration agents and lawyers said there has been a spike in inquiries in the past month, the report said, adding that several China-focused migration groups have been set up on WeChat, as well as encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram.

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal.

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.

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