US EditionChina's new K visa beckons foreign tech talent as US hikes H-1B fee
China's K visa allows young STEM graduates to enter, study, and work without sponsorship, aiming to boost innovation amid US H-1B visa cost hikes and restrictions.
- Since early 2024, at least 85 scientists who were based in the US have taken up full-time positions at research institutions in China, with the majority relocating in 2025.
- This migration accelerated after the 2018 launch and the 2022 cancellation of the China Initiative, a US security program targeting undisclosed Chinese ties.
- Chinese universities, such as Wuhan and Fudan, actively recruit international scholars by offering high research funding and career opportunities amid US policy shifts.
- Research from 2023 indicates that following the launch of the China Initiative, the number of scientists of Chinese heritage leaving the US to work elsewhere surged by 75%, with many relocating to China, which President Xi Jinping pledged in 2024 to develop into a self-sufficient scientific powerhouse.
- These trends, combined with US research funding cuts and visa restrictions, suggest China’s scientific rise challenges the US’s long-standing global leadership in tech talent.
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China's new K visa beckons foreign tech talent as US hikes H-1B fee
China's new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen boosting Beijing's fortunes in its geopolitical rivalry with Washington as a new U.S. visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for alternatives.
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