Govt green lights easier access to 'green cards'

Easing of the rules on permanent residence permits means more talented expats are being offered the opportunity to live and work in China. Wang Keju reports.

Since arriving in 2005, Mark Levine has regularly traveled around China, delivering lectures at more than 50 universities. He is now a teacher of American culture and public speaking at Minzu University of China in Beijing.

In 2015, the Californian decided that his future lay in China, so to escape the annual round of visa applications he visited the Yonghegong Entry and Exit Office in Beijing to apply for a "green card".