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China’s tech push includes plans to lure more skilled migrants
- Five-year plan calls for talent to be brought in to help drive areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, life sciences, space and aviation
- It says policy for highly skilled foreigners to work in China, permanent residency system will be improved
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China wants to lure more skilled migrants, including tech industry professionals, to help achieve its goal of becoming a self-reliant “technology power”.
The policy was set out in the next five-year plan for the nation’s social and economic development that was tabled at the annual legislative sessions under way in Beijing.
It calls for more talent to be brought in from overseas to help push forward key areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, life sciences, space and aviation, and deep-sea exploration.
“The nation will improve its policy for overseas high-end talent and professionals to work, carry out scientific research and exchanges in China, and improve the permanent residency mechanism,” the plan to 2025 says.
“The nation will explore a skilled migrant programme … and provide an environment that has a global competitive edge and is attractive to foreigners.”
It also says international technology organisations will be set up and foreigners will be allowed to work in the country’s tech institutes.
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