Li promises to ease way for talented foreigners

China will streamline procedures for visas, residency permits for expats, premier says

Pledging stepped-up measures to benefit talented foreigners on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang made no secret of China's desire to draw more talent from overseas as the nation deepens its reform and opening-up.

China will lower the threshold for foreigners to come to the country and streamline procedures for them to invest and start businesses here, Li told more than 60 foreign experts from32 countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.