Opinion | Some of China’s best cultural ambassadors are foreign vloggers

Opinion | Some of China’s best cultural ambassadors are foreign vloggers

I was impressed that a couple from Britain and Italy, on their YouTube channel, said that people in China completely blew them away because they “never expected anyone could be so lovely, so friendly, so helpful, so welcoming and so patient”, and “so nice”. It was the first time I had seen someone put so … Read more

A Beijing police unit is hiring. Those who’ve lived outside mainland China need not apply

A Beijing police unit is hiring. Those who’ve lived outside mainland China need not apply

The Pinggu branch of Beijing’s Public Security Bureau is currently advertising to recruit 40 auxiliary police officers. Its ad posted to social network WeChat on Monday states that anyone who has spent six months or more outside the mainland will not be eligible to apply. Neither will those involved in drugs, gambling or prostitution. The … Read more

China’s hotels told to roll out welcome mats for foreign visitors, regardless of service approvals

China’s hotels told to roll out welcome mats for foreign visitors, regardless of service approvals

Hotels in China have been told not to turn away foreign guests by using a lack of government-issued credentials as an excuse, according to a newly issued joint department notice. The notice, jointly issued by the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Commerce and the National Immigration Administration on Friday, said a lack of “foreign-related … Read more

China vows to open immigration ‘at stable pace’, more policies to lure foreign talent

China vows to open immigration ‘at stable pace’, more policies to lure foreign talent

China’s immigration agency has pledged to further open up the country “at a stable pace” while calling for more efforts to fend off what it called infiltration by “hostile forces”. “[We must] open up the immigration services system at a stable pace, comprehensively implement more positive and effective policies to attract, keep and gather overseas … Read more