China has been taking various measures to lure overseas talents from experts to graduates. A job fair in Shanghai has attracted over a hundred overseas students and more than half of them received job offers on the spot. CGTN's Zheng Chunying has the story.

Nearly 150 overseas students attended a job fair yesterday where over 50 enterprises based in Pudong's pilot Free Trade Zone offered a total of 478 positions in engineering, finance, marketing, education, and sales.To many of the graduates, China is a more attractive place to work and stay.

ENG "more chances here in China."

And the city has announced a series of policies to support overseas graduates who want to work in the district.

CHN "Those with a bachelor's degree can now apply for a work permit in the FTZ, but previously, they had to have at least a master's."

Shanghai has the highest number of overseas workers in China, with about 215,000 of the city's 24 million people coming from overseas. Over the past few years, Shanghai has been creating an environment for companies to better incentivize new talents. Moreover, to stir innovation, the city is also encouraging people from overseas to start businesses in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. With the newly-issued policy overseas entrepreneurs are able to enjoy the same privileges as local ones.

WO WEIPING, DIRECTOR MARKET SUPERVISION BUREAU "The policy must be good news for the overseas talents. It will be convenient for them to receive financing and to be listed. Our aim is to attract more high-end talent and to help create innovative technologies."

Given the changing international environment and tightening visa rules in some other countries how China accommodates outside talent could hopefully make a big difference, providing intellectual support for the country's development. ZHENG CHUNYING CGTN.