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China launches pilot work permit program to attract top foreign talent
Published on: 2016-11-04
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061 2A pilot program meant to replace two previous permits foreigners are required to get to work in China with one shows the country welcomes foreign talent, said analysts.


The program will be launched on November 1st in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The program will merge the two permits, one for "foreign employees" and another for "foreign experts," into one, according to the Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs in Chengdu.


The program will be enforced nationwide in April 2017, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) said in September.


The permit is based on a credit-based talent evaluation system that classifies foreign workers into top talent (Type A employees), professional talent (Type B) and unskilled workers (Type C).


Type A employees are those who work as senior managers at companies, scientists, and leading figures in the science and technology industry. Type B workers are professionals who hold a bachelor's or master's degree or higher and have two years of work experience, and Type C are foreign workers who have seasonal or temporary jobs and work in the service industry.


Some foreigners said they are concerned over the system. "[Based on the evaluation system], I think I should be a B or C. If you are an A, you can more easily stay, but if you are notâ€Â¦ probably the year after they will tell you bye-bye," Bruno, a French tutor who has worked in a Northeastern city for five years.


"I understand it is a way [the evaluation system] to protect people who live and work here, and a way to find out who might be engaged in illegal activities in the country. In that case, I support the system," another foreigner, who has been working in Beijing for four years, adding China should probably also put more emphasis on experience rather than on educational attainment alone.

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