China’s Competition for Global Talents: Strategy, Policy and Recommendations

Abstract

By all accounts, China’s human resource in aggregate terms is substantial, but its human capital continues to suffer huge deficits. China currently has over 1.4 million returned students and 50 million overseas Chinese abroad with major influence and tremendous intellectual, technological and financial resources. However, China has not attracted an adequate number of overseas talents to make up for the loss of human capital. This report examines China’s position in the global competition for talent and outlines measures for China to attract top talents from abroad.

Keywords: China Talent, Strategy, Policy, Recommendations