Market becomes driving force for foreign talents

Future emphasis on recruitment should focus on high-end services adding value

Zhang Jianguo had opportunities in 2013 to talk face to face with more than 100 foreign experts in different fields and from different cities about their lives and work in China.

As director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Zhang held the meetings to push the "1000 Talent Plan", a government-initiated global talent recruitment program. What he found interesting was that the foreign experts expressed no dissatisfaction with their salaries.