Everything is finally back to normal in China. Particularly the second half of 2022 was still a mess, with lockdowns everywhere, scanning, testing and tracking your every move. Now all of this nonsense has been abandoned overnight.
The flower trade was disastrous too at the end of 2022 and is visibly returning to normal. People are out on the streets again and are buying flowers. At first, immediately after the lifting of all restrictions, people were still somewhat hesitant, which was really a sensible position: one day COVID was still considered a major lethal threat and the next day it was qualified as a mild flu. So, what to believe, then? (..)

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