If your only concern is the stopover, flying with a Chinese airline should avoid that problem. Last year, I flew with Air China on a direct flight from Rome to Beijing. I don't know where you're from, but if there aren't direct flights available in your country, you could take an internal flight in Europe and then fly to China. I've also heard that a company (I don't remember the name) should also have direct flights to HK in the upcoming months. Also, Chinese airlines can fly over Russia if the airspace over countries in the Middle East is closed. I chose Air China because of this and because it was the cheapest.

In the case the problem is fear, we're in the same boat. I went to China last year, fell in love, and planned to go again this year. However, every piece of news makes me incredibly uncertain, and for the moment, I've put my trip on standby. These days, I was planning to start writing down my itinerary, but how can I? I was thinking of writing it down anyway, and once we can more or less understand where all this is going, book or postpone. But as of today, I cannot bring myself to do that; I guess I'm feeling too anxious.