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China’s New K-Visa: An Open Door for Global Tech Workers–or Soft-Power Play?

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Beijing’s generous K-visa angers job-hungry locals and, analysts say, it acts as a soft-power lure for young tech workers from the Global South.

China’s New K-Visa: An Open Door for Global Tech Workers–or Soft-Power Play?

Nearly 11,000 graduates, including more than 2,000 students who could not attend the graduation ceremony the previous year due to COVID-19, attend a graduation ceremony at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province, on June 13, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Sean Tseng

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As Washington tightens immigration rules for foreign workers and students, Beijing is extending an unexpected invitation.

Sean Tseng

Sean Tseng is a Canada-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Asia-Pacific news, Chinese business and economy, and U.S.–China relations.

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