中国も海外からの高度人材獲得にのりだす予定であることが明らかになっている。華僑も含めるのであろうが、それだけではなく、技術があれば、中国のルーツを持たない外国人も受け入れる体制を作る。先日中国からの移民政策に関する視察団と話をする機会があったが、メンバーが若い官僚達で占められていたこともあったのだろうが、中国も開けてきたなあという印象を持った。とはいっても、まだ外交面では事実の認識が国際社会のそれとは多くのギャップが残る。
China reported overhauling immigration policy
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch May 24, 2010, 10:22 p.m ) -- China is preparing to overhaul its patchwork of immigration policies, though the process is still at the very early stages, according to a recent state-media report.
In a report over the weekend, the Xinhua news agency cited migration scholar Zhang Jijiao as saying initial discussions between advisory and academic groups and the Ministry of Public Security are ongoing, though the government has yet to settle on any concrete proposals.
One of the key purposes of a new policy would be attract these professionals.
Zhang said China needed to attract skilled workers, investors, and particularly "seagulls," a Chinese term defined in the report as "foreign merchants who work with multinationals and must travel across the world."
The report cited the Ministry of Public Security as saying that 26.11 million foreigners entered China in 2007, with slightly over 10% of those arriving for employment. Of them, 538,892 stayed in China for more than six months, with more than half of that total comprised of workers at joint ventures and solely foreign-owned companies or their families.
For the first time, foreign residents will be included in the national census, which begins this year on Nov. 1, in order to collect data for use in formulating new policies.
China reported overhauling immigration policy
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch May 24, 2010, 10:22 p.m ) -- China is preparing to overhaul its patchwork of immigration policies, though the process is still at the very early stages, according to a recent state-media report.
In a report over the weekend, the Xinhua news agency cited migration scholar Zhang Jijiao as saying initial discussions between advisory and academic groups and the Ministry of Public Security are ongoing, though the government has yet to settle on any concrete proposals.
One of the key purposes of a new policy would be attract these professionals.
Zhang said China needed to attract skilled workers, investors, and particularly "seagulls," a Chinese term defined in the report as "foreign merchants who work with multinationals and must travel across the world."
The report cited the Ministry of Public Security as saying that 26.11 million foreigners entered China in 2007, with slightly over 10% of those arriving for employment. Of them, 538,892 stayed in China for more than six months, with more than half of that total comprised of workers at joint ventures and solely foreign-owned companies or their families.
For the first time, foreign residents will be included in the national census, which begins this year on Nov. 1, in order to collect data for use in formulating new policies.
