At a regular press conference at the Foreign Ministry on September 22, reporters were asked that last week, the Trump administration would raise the cost of applying for the first H-1B visa to $100,000. How does the Foreign Ministry view the impact of this policy change on Chinese tech industry practitioners? Can the Foreign Ministry share what policies China has introduced in recent years to attract foreign tech talent?
In this regard, spokesman Guo Jiangkun said, regarding the first issue you mentioned, China does not comment on the U.S. visa policy. On the second issue you mentioned, in the era of globalization, the transnational flow of talents, promoted the global scope of technological progress and economic development. China welcomes the outstanding talents from all sectors of the world to come to China, rooted in China, jointly promote the continuous progress of human society, and also the development of personal cause.