China's pursuit of zero Covid-19 driving expats away

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BEIJING - Mr Colin Chan spent more than a decade building a life in China, but enduring ever-changing Covid-19 rules and five weeks of quarantine convinced the Singaporean that it was time to leave.

is hastening the departure of expats from the world's second-largest economy, with business groups warning that unpredictable regulations were driving foreigners away.

"Restrictions seemed to be changing all the time," said Mr Chan, who left China this month after completing these back-to-back quarantines.Over 80 per cent of companies surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce last month said China's virus policies had hit their ability to attract or retain foreign staff.

But the fast-spreading Omicron variant shook that approach, as authorities scrambled to contain outbreaks with a rapidly changing mosaic of curbs that tested even the most seasoned expats' resolve.

 

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