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CHINA’S TALENT PROGRAMS
Jeffrey Stoff
The previous chapter examined how China uses individuals overseas to serve China’s technology transfer objectives through various means (以多种方式). This chapter focuses on China’s state-run talent recruitment programs. These programs aim to attract experts from around the world to come work in China, on a part- or full-time basis, to facilitate the transfer of technology and knowhow.
Despite their ubiquity, there is still limited public information on the structure, scale, and scope of these programs. Nevertheless, what data is available indicates that China’s state-sponsored talent programs are about more than simply increasing the hiring of global experts; they also entail a highly developed supporting ...
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