Thursday, May 31, 2007

More Foreigners Working in China

the Central Business District in Beijing is one of the places in the Chinese capital that see a large number of working foreigners


Nearly 180,000 foreigners were registered as working in China by the end of 2006, double the number three years before, according to a newly released official report.

The United States, Japan and Korea are the main origins of the foreign workforce in China. Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou took in about half of the workforce by the end of 2006, and the other half mostly gathered in big cities in Eastern China.

Most of the foreigners working in China are well-educated professionals, working in businesses such as service, manufacture, information technology and computer software. Many of them are senior executives, the report says.

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2007-05-31/151713122427.shtml

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You forgot to menton the countless foreigners who teach English as a foreign language:those with working permits, and those who hold business permits and work. If you would count those, the figures would be astounding...