Permanent foreign residents to share rights, duties with Chinese (3)

The circular will be conducive to attracting more foreign specialists to work in China, the MHRSS said.

China started to grant permanent residence cards for foreigners in 2004. Over 4,700 foreigners had received the cards as of the end of last year.

According to statistics provided by the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, nearly 530,000 foreign experts were working in China in 2011.

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