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Shanghai's expat community shows signs of recovery post-lockdown

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Shanghai's expatriate community is showing signs of recovery four years after strict COVID-19 lockdowns led to a significant outflow of foreigners. While some European expat populations, including students, have stabilized or increased, others, particularly from the United States and Japan, are still struggling to rebound. Despite this gradual return, the overall foreign population in Shanghai remains considerably lower than its 2015 peak. AI

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Shanghai's expat community shows signs of recovery post-lockdown

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ji Siqi ·

    4 years after lockdown, Shanghai’s expat community is recovering – and changing

    Four years after Shanghai’s harsh citywide lockdown, there are signs the city’s expatriate population – which thinned significantly during the pandemic – is starting to rebound, though with a notably different demographic profile. The sound of English, Korean and French is once a…

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