Longing to be back in Beijing

IT has been at least five months since many Malaysians, who either work or study in China, took advantage of the long break to go home.

Thousands of students headed home for the winter holidays in January, followed by those working in China who went back to join their loved ones for Chinese New Year reunion gatherings in Malaysia.When Covid-19 hit China in January, the Chinese government implemented a series of measures to control the spread of the virus, including telling people to work from home.