Beijing is vigorously promoting the construction of the "Two Zones" (namely, the National Integrated Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector and China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone), and the demand for high-level foreign professionals is very urgent. Against such backdrop, it has rolled out a series of opening up measures such as "exploring the establishment of a mechanism to recognize foreign talents' previous qualifications" to further attract foreign professionals to come to Beijing to start their own businesses or provide professional services.(Beijing Municipality)
——Vocational Qualification Examination Catalog Open to Foreign Personnel by the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector and the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Version 1.0)
As we strive to introduce overseas high-level talents, we should be guided by the scientific outlook on development, implement the policy of respect for labor, respect for knowledge, respect for talent and respect for creation, adhere to the work principles of holding a long-term perspective,emphasizing key points, utilizing talent as the core, flexibly handling special matters, and implementing plans in an coordinated manner, and actively support overseas high-level talents to come to Beijing to start businesses and work.(Beijing Municipality)
According to the relevant requirements concerning the 20 entry and exit policies and measures of the Ministry of Public Security for supporting the innovation and development of Beijing, and in order to attract more high-level foreign talents and talents from Hong Kong and Macao to come to Beijing for innovation and entrepreneurship, the relevant departments of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality have formulated the "Criteria of Beijing Municipality for Recognizing High-level Foreign Talents" and related identification procedures.(Beijing Municipality)
——Criteria of Beijing Municipality for Recognizing High-level Foreign Talents
According to the relevant requirements concerning the 20 entry and exit policies and measures of the Ministry of Public Security for supporting the innovation and development of Beijing, and in order to attract more high-level foreign talents and talents from Hong Kong and Macao to come to Beijing for innovation and entrepreneurship, the relevant departments of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality have formulated the "Criteria of Beijing Municipality for Recognizing High-level Talents from Hong Kong and Macao" and related identification procedures.(Beijing Municipality)
——Criteria of Beijing Municipality for Recognizing High-level Talents from Hong Kong and Macao
In order to further strengthen the exchange and cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan in talent and human resource development, we encourage senior talents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to contribute to the modernization of Beijing, step up the city's efforts to introduce high-tech talents and intelligence, and promote the economic development of the capital.(Beijing Municipality)
——Opinions on the Implementation of Relevant Policies for High-level Talents Coming to Beijing for Work from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Area
The introduction of this policy will further facilitate the innovation and entrepreneurship of foreign talents in Beijing and provide strong talent and intellectual support for Beijing's efforts in building itself into a national science and technology innovation center.(Beijing Municipality)
Expand the openness of the financial sector. We should carry out the pilot schemes for the integrated management of domestic and foreign currencies, allow banks in the district to issue overseas renminbi loans for the RMB bank settlement accounts (NRA accounts) of overseas institutions, study the ways to promote the integration of domestic securities investment channels for overseas institutional investors and promote the use of a single NRA account by overseas investors in handling the matters concerning domestic securities investment. We should allow more foreign-funded banks to obtain qualifications for securities investment fund custody, support the establishment of private banks that are committed to funding the development of cultural and creative industries, and encourage eligible Chinese-funded banks to carry out cross-border financial services to respond to the needs of cross-border financial services with real trade background. Moreover, efforts should be made to facilitate the cross-border RMB business and foreign exchange business in key industries, and explore ways to give more options to science and technology innovation enterprises of Zhongguancun Science Park in their cross-border financial businesses so that they are able to decide independently on cross-border financing modes, amounts and timing under the macro-prudential framework. We should strive to innovate the management of enterprises' foreign debts to gradually realize the full convertibility under the foreign debts of non-financial enterprises in Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, support the establishment of domestic and foreign private parallel funds in a market-oriented manner and in compliance with the law, facilitate eligible private equity and asset management institutions to carry out overseas investments. Last but not least, multinational companies should be supported in setting up finance companies in compliance with the law through the establishment of qualified investment companies in China, the pilot scheme for one-time registration of foreign debts of enterprises in the zone should be carried out, which will free enterprises from registering their debts one by one.(China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone)
——Master Plan for the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone
Meet the demand for high-quality cultural consumption. Efforts should be made to create an international film, television and animation copyright trade platform, explore the cultural IP-focused insurance business, carry out jade trading business, and build an influential "Belt and Road" cultural exhibition and trading hall. Eligible foreign-funded enterprises will be allowed to carry out cultural art (non-relics) display, auction, and trading business worldwide. We will encourage the return of overseas cultural relics, and actively study the current import tax policy to further support and support its adjustment. Additionally, we will also explore novel guarantee and supervision models for the international high-end art exhibits in the comprehensive free trade zones.(China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone)
——Master Plan for the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone
Encourage enterprises in the zone to carry out cross-border equity investment. For the fund managers who are newly approved to carry out Qualified Foreign Limited Partner (QFLP) pilot scheme and Qualified Domestic Limited Partner (QDLP) scheme, if they have completed the recordation in the Asset Management Association of China, and have established funds in the zone, they will be granted with a one-time reward according to the actual size of the funds they have raised.(Beijing Daxing International Airport Economic Zone)
——Notice of Administrative Committee of Beijing Daxing International Airport Economic Zone (Daxing) on Issuing Policies on Promoting High Quality Development of Daxing Cluster of the High-end Industrial Area in the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone and China (Hebei) Pilot Free Trade Zone Daxing Airport Area (Beijing Daxing)
Encourage foreign youths and returned overseas students to pursue innovation and start their own businesses. Foreign youths and returned overseas students who launched science and technology startups in the previous year will be given a one-time financial support of CNY 100,000 respectively. The science and technology startups must be in line with the direction of zoneal industrial development, have completed industrial and commercial registration and actually operate in a unified manner. This clause applies to the youths of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who set up enterprises that meet the aforesaid conditions in the district.(Daxing District)
——Implementation Measures of Daxing District on Promoting Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Trial)
Encourage foreign-funded enterprises to invest in the zone to build the production base of key components such as powertrain, electric drive system, and central control system. The leading enterprises that drive the formation of industry clusters with an output of CNY 100 billion can be funded up to CNY 100 million to support their innovation.(E-Town)
Support enterprises in carrying out international cooperation in R&D. For enterprises related to key industries to cooperate with overseas enterprises and foreign R&D institutions in the technology research and development, the fees incurred during the process including R&D expenses, key technology equipment purchase costs and the costs of purchasing intellectual property rights for introduction, digestion, absorption and re-innovation will be subsidized with 50% of the actual contractual expenditure, which is up to CNY 1 million.(Haidian District)
Support pharmaceutical and health enterprises in Changping District to introduce advanced technologies from abroad for local industrialization. a single variety may receive a one-time reward of up to CNY 1 million after the products hit market. Each enterpriese will recieve a reward of up to CNY 10 million per year.(Changping District)
In order to further implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important remarks on scientific and technological innovation and talent development, we will deeply implement the Action Plan for Innovation-Led High-Quality Development in Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone (2018-2022) (Issued by Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone [2018] No. 4), adopt a more proactive, more open and more effective talent policy, further strengthen the Zhongguancun Overseas Talent Pioneer Park (hereinafter referred to as Overseas Talent Pioneer Park), continuously improve the ability to serve overseas talents and the enterprises in the Overseas Talent Pioneer Park (hereinafter referred to as the enterprises in the Park), cultivate, introduce and utilize talent in an overall manner, and attract talents from all over the world, aiming to provide talent for Zhongguancun to emerge as a world's leading science and technology park and a highland of innovation, and for Beijing to build itself into an international science and technology innovation center.(Zhongguancun Science Park)
——Opinions on Further Strengthening the Construction of Zhongguancun Overseas Talent Pioneer Park
In order to encourage and attract a group of outstanding talents from home and abroad to start their own business in Zhongguancun Science Park, and in accordance with Opinions of the Organization Department of CPC Central Committee and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Supporting People with Overseas Educational Background to Start Up Businesses in China (Issued by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security [2011] No. 23) and the Action Plan of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and People's Government of Beijing Municipality for Accelerating the Construction of Zhongguancun Talent Special Zone (2011-2015) (Jing Fa [2011] No. 8), the Measures is hereby formulated.(Zhongguancun Science Park)
——Measures of Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone on Administration of Special Fund for Improving Entrepreneurship Service and Promoting Talent Development (Trial)