From K J M VarmaBeijing, Apr 16 (PTI) Over nine lakh foreigners were employed in China last year, making them an indispensable part of the countrys development, a senior Chinese official said today. Foreign experts should be offered opportunities in sectors that have specific demand for them, he said, adding that measures should be taken to prevent "brain waste". To attract more foreign talent, China streamlined the paperwork needed to secure foreigners a work visa. The trial programme has unified the previous two permits into a single work permit, making it easier for foreigners to work in China, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. There were less than 10,000 foreign experts working in China in the 1980s.

Source: India Today April 16, 2017 14:03 UTC