China: A Magnet to Foreigners
Foreigners living as
well as working in China are mostly found in cosmopolitan cities
such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Most of the time foreigners
prefer to take language classes from a foreign teacher, prefer food
dishes cooked only by foreign chefs, seek a foreign beauty therapist
only at beauty salons, or may even sometimes enjoy performances by
foreign artists.
Today, a majority of
foreigners have also come to China on the lookout for exclusive job
opportunities facilitating brilliant perks and job satisfaction in
the booming economy. All this coupled with the vivacity of regular
life boosts one to stay in China. As per the recent statistics, over
60,000 foreigners have been granted work permits in China.
Many of
them have been directly approached by Chinese companies to work in
the areas of management, marketing, production, finance, education
and catering business. Mostly foreigners arrive from across the
world from over 90 countries, including Japan, USA, the Republic of
Korea, Singapore and Germany, and most of the foreign workers are
living and working in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. After the
China has recently become the member of WTO, more foreigners are
willing to work here.
Foreigners consider
China as a healthy place to work, where the monthly income of
high-ranking management people in international companies is not
less than USD 100,000 plus the taxes are payable on such income. But
foreigners do not find any limitations to tax payments as such.
Many scholars believe
that foreign workers indicate a major contribution towards Chinas
increased overall strength. With further development in Chinas
booming economy, this phenomenon is expected to accelerate resulting
into supply of foreigners exceeding the demand thereon. Recently,
around 16,000 foreigners and about 5,000 compatriots from cities
like Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao have been given work permits in
Beijing, while 85% of these foreign workers have obtained positions
of senior and intermediate levels.
The employment sector
in China is experiencing major changes in response to the increasing
number of foreign employees in varied fields such as catering, hotel
management, culture, entertainment and IT. Foreign workers can also
be helpful in a way that they can keep a track of changes taking
place in the rest of the world and China.
Even for shopping in
China, foreigners can always use their international credit cards in
major hotels, guest houses and departmental stores, like Master
Card, Visa Card, American Express, Diners Card, etc.
With the introduction
of green card system in China, foreigners can now also enjoy a
freer life in China in terms of shopping, accommodation, travelling
and immigration purposes, and do not require visas anymore.
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