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‘It’s a new crowd’: how Shanghai’s expat population is recovering – and changing

South China Morning Post · · 231 words · By Ji Siqi
Expatriate Recovery Post-Pandemic Demographics
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3352494/4-years-after-lockdow…

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Four years ago, Shanghai’s draconian lockdown sparked an exodus of foreigners.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Shanghai lockdown and the resulting exodus of foreign residents. GulfToday explicitly mentions expats fleeing due to the heavy-handed lockdown, and NPR confirms the lockdown events.
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web search NEUTRAL — A man stands behind barriers during Shanghai's current COVID lockdown. The speed at which the lockdown was announced left the city's residents scrambling to secure food and supplies. Hector Retamal/AF…
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/01/1089918…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shanghai’s heavy-handed COVID-19 lockdown is driving scores of foreign residents to flee the commercial centre, denting the appeal of mainland China’s most cosmopolitan city and prompting others to re…
https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2022/04/29/expats-flee-as-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shanghai’s health authorities will relax the city’s lockdown on June 1, in a “phased” plan to gradually return China’s commercial hub to normality by late June, as daily infections of the Covid-19 dis…
https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3177877/shanghai-lockd…
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“The French and German consulates in Shanghai have reported over the past six months that the local expat populations from their countries were “stable or increasing again””
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The provided web search results do not contain any information regarding reports from French or German consulates about expat population stability or increases in Shanghai.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Consulate General works to increase U.S. exports to East China, supports market-based reforms and intellectual property rights protection, facilitates legitimate travel to the U.S. by providing no…
https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/embassy-consulates/shan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Specifically, 60 percent of French people told ifop they believe we are witnessing "a replacement of the French population by non-European populations, mainly from the African continent."
https://blog.alor.org/60-of-voters-believe-france-is-witness…
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web search NEUTRAL — United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/cities/20656/shan…
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“The European expat population – boosted by a recovery in international student numbers – may even have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels”
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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of Europe and the EU, but contains no data regarding the specific population levels of European expats in Shanghai or international student numbers.
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web search NEUTRAL — 27 European states are members of the politico-economic European Union, 26 of the border-free Schengen Area and 21 of the monetary union Eurozone. Among the smaller European organisations are the Nord…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Facts and figures on the European Union Find out how many EU Member States there are, how big the EU economy is, how people live in the EU, and other useful facts about the EU.
https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of EUROPEAN is of, relating to, or characteristic of Europe or its people.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/European
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“the United States or Japan... saw a much larger exodus of expats during the pandemic and have struggled to recover”
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The search results for this claim are irrelevant (Bing search guides and AI features) and provide no information about US or Japanese expat populations in Shanghai.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 12, 2024 · Learn everything you need to know about Bing search, including its history, AI features, and SEO tips.
https://www.semrush.com/blog/bing-search/
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web search NEUTRAL — Search with Microsoft Bing and use the power of AI to find information, explore webpages, images, videos, maps, and more. A smart search engine for the forever curious.
https://www.bing.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 28, 2026 · Bing’s SERPs surface related searches in multiple locations, each revealing slightly different layers of search intent. When combined, these native features give you a surprisingly deep…
https://macmyths.com/how-to-see-all-bing-related-searches/
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“The firm [DirectHR] found that Shanghai’s foreign population had risen from a low of 84,237 in 2023 to reach nearly 92,000 in 2024”
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The provided evidence discusses general Shanghai population trends and Muslim populations, but there is no mention of 'DirectHR' or the specific population figures (84,237 to 92,000) cited in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — World population has reached 8 billion on November 15, 2022 according to the United Nations.
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
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web search NEUTRAL — Shanghai's Muslim population increased in the 19th and early 20th centuries (when the city was a treaty port), during which time many mosques—including the Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, the Huxi Mosque, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the 2010 Census, Shanghai’s population was 89.3% (20.6 million) urban and 10.7% (2.5 million) rural. More than 39% of Shanghai’s residents are long-term migrants, a number that has triple…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/china/shanghai
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“that remains far short of 2015’s peak of about 178,000”
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The evidence provided does not contain data regarding the peak foreign population of Shanghai in 2015; it only discusses general population growth and historical Muslim populations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shanghai's Muslim population increased in the 19th and early 20th centuries (when the city was a treaty port), during which time many mosques—including the Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, the Huxi Mosque, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1950, the population of Shanghai was 4,288,090. Shanghai has grown by 567,700 in the last year, which represents a 1.86% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the late…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/china/shanghai
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web search NEUTRAL — First Impressions of SHANGHAI, CHINA! Travel VlogI'm in China! In this video, I'm exploring the modern megacity of Shanghai during Chinese New Year 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_lwC5zPkyo
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