China already had its Great Wall, more than 21,000 kilometers long, built from the 5th century BC to protect it from northern barbarian invasions. It is now building giant walls against, this time, epidemics from abroad, according to the official discourse. The longest is still under construction along the Burmese border. A 3-meter high barrier equipped with a surveillance camera and covered with barbed wire and metal bars. When it is completed, in a year, the wall should extend over 2,500 km and block the entire border area.
Beijing speaks of a “security wall” supposed to fight against Covid-19 and further isolate China, which believes that most new contaminations come from travelers from abroad
China is building a new Great Wall in the South
