I've noticed some foreign tourists on the streets of Shanghai in the past 6 weeks, but they've only been noticed because there are generally very few foreigners left. With the exception of a few restaurants and bars that cater exclusively to foreigners, I'm usually the only foreigner that shows up. There was a time when I was walking around the city or on the subway (including bus 71) where there was almost always another stranger on the street or on public transport if I was in central Shanghai . There are some interesting places in China that are worth a visit, but frankly, it has never been a good country to visit. For me, speaking Chinese makes things a little easier, but still not great. The improved bullet train and new airport are also a big improvement since the early 2000s when I lived here. But that has been compensated in a way by refusing to stay in more hotels in recent years because I am a foreigner. I can understand why given the total number of problems, people decide not to come. One thing not mentioned in the article, but also an important thing to consider, is how everything is controlled through the use of phone apps. It would be very difficult to travel and/or live in China without apps like WeChat, including WeChatPay, AliPay, and Didi (essentially their Uber), where you make payments electronically. Seriously, most of my foreign colleagues get nothing for a month. But these apps don't seem to reliably use foreign credit cards. There are businesses that don't accept cash and when you try to pay cash, they often ask you "What is that?" The move to app and cashless payments has been going on for a while, but Covid has certainly sped up the process. Well, travel is another thing that I don't see rebounding any time soon. And things will change, for example, what I suspect is going back to where it was in 2016 for example. #A Glance of China 行摄中国 #Expats in China #Only In China 🇨🇳