Published: August 6, 2022
Source: en.gmw.cn
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I stayed a few days in Shanghai, and was blown away by the size, the speed, the noise, and the beauty of the wide streets, super modern skyscrapers, blue skies with white clouds, and the red flag with yellow stars in front of it. I really fell in love with China at that moment, although I still knew almost nothing about this country.
2021-05-25 13:16 By: GMW.cn Thanks to the recently unveiled census data from 2020, I've learned that I'm one of less than a million foreign residents who have spent the Covid year inside China. My assumption is that a lot more foreigners usually reside in China, when there are no travel and visa restrictions, but adding my being foreigner, I'm not just a fluent speaker, but also can read and write in Chinese. There is data indicating that more and more people in the West, in Asia, and in Africa are starting to learn Chinese, but I still co...