Best Chinese Cities for Expats in 2018 Revealed

By Li Yiwen & Feng Minghui

The annual survey Amazing China－the Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Expats 2018 unveiled its results at the Shenzhen forum of the Conference on International Exchange of Professionals on April 14 in Shenzhen,South China’s Guangdong province. Zhang Jianguo,Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology,announced the results.

Shanghai, China's financial hub, prevailed as expats'favorite city to work and live in for the sixth year in a row, followed by Beijing, Hefei, Hangzhou, Shenzhen,Suzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xi’an and Wuhan.

The campaign also looked at cities with the most potential in attracting expats, naming Xiamen, Nanjing,Urumqi, Guangzhou, Xuzhou, Haikou, Kunming, Jinan,Dalian and Chengdu.

In recent years, China has implemented a work permit system for foreigners working in china and High-level talent visa (R Visa) for foreigners. This has promoted the government affairs, policies, work and living environment of Chinese cities, helping more expats to live and work better in China.The survey has been conducted for nine years, starting in 2010. The Amazing China 2018 poll took place from November to December. Results were analyzed from 239 signed votes from top expert panels, 2,815 votes from foreign experts, and 94,849 votes from internet users.

This year, we have four Nobel laureates on the expert panel,more than ever before. They were Arieh Warshel,the 2013 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry; Konstantin Novoselov,Edvard I. Moser,Michael Young, the 2010,2014, and 2017 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine. These four were also joined by Les Valiant,the 2010 Turing Prize winner.

International Talent magazine covering foreign experts and international cooperations conducted the survey.Beijing Dataway Horizon Co., Ltd. provided data analysis of the survey.

China Dailyconstructed the official website for the survey and reported on the entire process. The survey has drawn strong support across the country from management departments for foreign experts.

Zhang Jianguo, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, announced the results of Amazing China-the Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Expats 2018 survey on April 14.