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Fearing Next Wave, China Doesn’t Want Its Diaspora Coming Back
- Asian nation not evacuating its citizens from overseas
- 90% of the imported virus cases are Chinese nationals
A board showing international arrivals in the near empty arrivals area in Beijing Capital Airport on March 27.
Photographer: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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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.