Seems China is preparing for a potential single port of entry for quarantine for now and for the next pandemic. I guess it make sense with at risk countries who don't have any care how much covid spreads.
This article made me think of what a reopening would look like for China, in say 2023.
The world is going to reach a point where borders are reopened. Every country will have COVID. In that world, a 14 or 21-day quarantine to enter China would badly damage its international competitiveness - especially exports.
By then, China will have vaccinated 100% of the population. If it reopens borders and ends the quarantine, COVID will inevitably enter. In a herd immune population, COVID will not spread rapidly or kill massively. From Serrana, we know that Chinese vaccines stop 95% of deaths upon reaching herd immunity. However, there will be vaccine breakthroughs and deaths, thousands or even tens of thousands.
Additionally, there is the risk of the vaccines losing effectiveness over time. China and the world may need to do regular vaccine updates. But I am confident China has the ability to do that.
What are the thoughts of everybody else on reopening?