Overseas students stuck in China ‘confused’ about futures

Some students have not been able to leave country for more than two years, including long confinements on campus

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May 21, 2022

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May 21, 2022

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Shanghai,China-March 19th 2022 many Chinese people line up to receive nucleic acid test for Covid-19 coronavirus at local community. Shanghai is seeing a resurgence of covid-19 Omicron

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