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 live and work without employer sponsorship, launched as US H-1B visa fees rise to $100,000, shifting the global tech talent race.
- 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 Visa Opens Doors to STEM Talent While U.S. Restricts Skilled Worker Visas - teleSUR English
China has launched a new visa designed to attract young foreign graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, a measure that has sparked debate over its possible effects on the job market and comes amid the tightening of conditions for foreign workers in the United States. The “K visa”, announced in August and introduced this Wednesday, allows graduates in scientific and technological fields to enter, reside, and work in China …
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Le Journal de QuebecOn Wednesday, China launched a new visa for foreign talent in the science and technology sectors.
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