China is moving aggressively to attract global talent, unveiling a new visa category to allow foreign professionals to enter, study and work in the country, just as the United States is making immigration tougher under Donald Trump.
The new K visa, which goes into effect on 1 October, is aimed at attracting foreign professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, by making substantial changes in visa regulations for the first time in over a decade.
