Escape from Beijing: how a young man fled China's zero-COVID policy

A Chinese citizen and former resident of Beijing, who gave only the nickname Joseph, took a look at the recent COVID-19 restrictions in the Chinese capital and decided that he would not join another shutdown like the one that still exists. on the way in Shanghai. He spoke to RFA's Mandarin Service about his roller coaster exit from China. RFA: Did you feel like you were on the run? Joseph: Of course I was on the run. I just fled Beijing. Authorities in Beijing announced an eight-point rule May 10, which seemed to suggest that if a single person was…