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China creates a new visa, competing with the US in wooing global tech talent
China's K-visa eases entry for tech workers without job offers amid skills gaps and rising youth unemployment near 18%, aiming to compete with U.S. talent policies.
- Last month, Beijing rolled out the K-visa targeting science and technology workers, supplementing the existing R-visa by removing the job offer requirement.
- Policy shifts aim to close a domestic skills gap and reverse brain drain as China's ruling Communist Party prioritises advanced technologies and sees U.S. immigration tightening as an opportunity, analysts say.
- A country of about 1.4 billion had only an estimated 711,000 foreign workers as of 2023, while nearly 18% of Chinese youth are unemployed, raising domestic concerns.
- Many skilled workers in India and Southeast Asia have expressed interest in the K-visa, while Fei Su and Ming Zhou took teaching jobs in China this year, and consultants say residency pathways remain clearer.
- Stricter U.S. policies and higher H-1B fees are reshaping choices for global talent, but analysts warn the United Kingdom and European Union may attract more applicants than China, which must prove foreign talent creates local jobs, said Michael Feller at Geopolitical Strategy.
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China creates a new visa, competing with the US in wooing global tech talent
China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.
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