Expats call for better living environment and more opportunities

When asked about the policies and services they wish were improved in China, 43.2 percent of expats think the Chinese government should create a better living environment for foreigners in China.

Application for convenient resident permits accounted for 41.0 percent, and providing opportunities for long-term development accounted for 37.9 percent.

Among different age groups, more than 43.1 percent of foreigners who are between 18 to 29 wish the Chinese government would provide long-term development opportunities for them; for those above 30, the wish to have better living environment weighted the most, and the application for convenient resident policies is mostly welcomed by people over 50 years old.

Meanwhile, roughly 70% of foreign talents approve of the improvement on procedure efficiency by the Chinese government.