With the 2022 Winter Olympics approaching, Beijing will consider gradually opening its doors. At the same time, [international students] have been studying online before, and will return to school from the next semester. To ensure the safety of you and your family, please get the vaccine as soon as possible!
My first reaction to this good news was that it must be another rumour. (It doesn't mean I think it is impossible to return next semester, but the authorities won't publish such notice now.)
With more readers asking me to verify, I called the publisher and confirmed that most of you misinterpreted the notice.
Here "国外留学生 students studying abroad" means the Chinese students who are now in China and plan to return to school abroad.
Personally I think the majority of the students will gradually return after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. We may get notice calling students back this summer (some students may get priority to return earlier) and then can have enough time preparing. I think it may take several months ( 1 month for visa application, 2-4 months for air ticket, 1 month for quarantine).
I am very sorry for the current situation for the students, but please be patient, and if I was you, I don't want to be the first one to return, cause if we are all called back, guess how much I may pay for the air ticket ? 10 times as beforer? I know the more people want to buy, the higher price it will be. And what I am supposed to do in an empty classroom ? maybe it is still online class, the only benefit is no time difference, I still have to wait for my classmates.
Take care and good luck !