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According to the ministry, the newly added sectors include State laboratories and engineering research centers, technology centers of key companies and foreign-funded research and development centers.
Foreigners who are vice-professors and researchers or above, have worked for at least four years and lived in China for three years with good tax records Wholesale Yu Darvish Jersey , will be able to apply for permanent resident permits at the local entry and exit management department.
Launched in 2004, China's green card policy provides permanent residency for high-end foreign experts and people with large investments or for outstanding contributions to the country.
In recent years, the policy has far from satisfied the country's need to attract more talented people from overseas, said a senior official at the ministry who declined to reveal his name.
Chinese authorities have been working on draft regulations to lower the thresholds on applications and cover foreigners involved in scientific and research centers with good education Wholesale Javier Baez Jersey , stable jobs and good skills, he said.
"Such measures will play an essential role in attracting more high-level foreigners, including many overseas Chinese," the ministry said in a statement.
Foreigners who obtain permanent residency have the same rights as Chinese people when they invest in businesses Wholesale Ryne Sandberg Jersey , purchase houses, apply for driving licenses and admit their children to Chinese schools.
By 2013, more than 5,000 foreigners had managed to get green cards Wholesale Ernie Banks Jersey , a small number compared with the more than 600,000 foreigners living in China.
Ada Jen, an English teacher at an international school in Beijing, said that after introducing the measure Wholesale Ron Santo Jersey , more qualified foreigners will get permanent residency.
"The permit can provide more convenience in the country, such as opening a bank account, applying for driving licenses or purchasing houses," she said.
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MADRID, June 5 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona' s Spain international left back Jordi Alba commented on Sunday that the defending champions have the toughest group in the first round of the 2016 European Championships which kick off next Friday.
The Spanish have to progress from a group containing Croatia, Turkey and the Czech Republic if they are to have a chance of lifting a third consecutive European crown, although Alba believes they will have to hit the ground running.
""First of all we have to focus on our group, which I think is the most complicated in the tournament. I hope we will be able to make it to the next ground, but there are some very good sides in the competition,"" he said in the daily Spanish press conference.
Alba looked back on Spain's triumph in 2012, in which the Spanish started slowly but improved over the competition before defeating Italy 4-0 in the final.
""That was a brilliant competition for me, because I had only played three games for Spain beforehand. Vicente del Bosque showed confidence in me when nobody else did, so I have to thank him for what he did. He showed a lot of faith in me and it was wonderful,"" said the defender.
Alba also remembered the 2014 World Cup when the Spanish, who travelled to Brazil as world hampions, crashed out in the first round.
""They are different competitions,"" he said, explaining that in Brazil, ""we were not at the level that people or we expected. That is history now and this is different. The players who are here are very optimistic and there is a different mentality. In football and in life you have to learn from the bad things,"" he said.
Spain play their final preparation game on Tuesday when they take on Georgia in Getafe, just outside of Madrid.