Capital offers residency for skilled tech workers

Beijing will allow some skilled workers from home and abroad to obtain permanent residence by accumulating points based on skills, employment history and education credentials.

Foreign workers at startups or who are hired by companies in Zhongguancun Technology Park in Beijing could be granted a Chinese green card if they meet the bar set by a merit-based point system.

Nonlocal Chinese citizens, on the other hand, may be able to obtain permanent residence in Beijing, according to a document released on Monday by the Beijing government.