Fearing next coronavirus wave, China doesn't want its diaspora coming back

The new approach also runs counter to that taken by countries like Singapore, Australia and Canada, which have urged their citizens working and studying overseas to come home

A wave of coronavirus infections from people traveling into China is putting the country on edge over whether it should keep the doors open to its students and workers who live elsewhere.

Shaken by the almost 600 “imported” infections it’s caught after it brought its domestic case growth to zero, the Asian nation has already announced a sealing of its borders to foreigners from Saturday. But the move won’t stop the wave, given that 90% of the imported virus cases are Chinese nationals returning from other countries, according to data from China’s foreign ministry.

Beijing is actively discouraging its 11 million Chinese