Four gaps that hinder overseas talents return to China

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Wang Yaohui, vice president of Western Returned Scholars Associations and director of Center for China and GlobalizationAccordingtoaresearchbytheexpertsinHarvardUniversityontheChineseoverseastoptalents, 91.8percentofChineseoverseastalentsadmitthattherearebetterdevelopmentopportunitiesinChina.However,thegapsoncarrierdevelopment,livingenvironment,mobilityconditionandeducationenvironmentwiththedevelopedcountriesstilltroubletheirdeterminationtogobackhome.Facingastagnanteconomicsituationoverseas, 800,000Chinesestudentshavereturnedhomeinthepastfiveyearsafterstudyingoverseas,atrendthatislikelytocontinue.AccordingtoanemploymentreportofChineseoverseasstudentsin2012releasedbyChineseMinistryofEducation,amongtheoverseasstudentswhohavereturnedtoChina, 76percentobtainedmasterdegrees,only11.2percenthaddoctoratedegrees.In2005, 89.4percentChineseoverseaswithdoctoratedegreechosetoworkintheU.S.,andtheratiodecreasedto82percentin2011.WangYaohui,vicepresidentofWesternReturnedScholarsAssociationsanddirectorofCenterforChinaandGlobalizationbelievedthatfourgapshindertheoverseastoptalents"waytoreturnbacktoChina.CareerdevelopmentgapAccordingtoWang,Chinalagsbehindintheinnovationsystemandscientificresearchmanagementsystem.Entrepreneursstillcallsforthegovernmenttoimprovefaircompetitionandfinancingmechanisms.Indevelopedcountries,therearebetteropportunitiesforacademicexchanges,easierwaytogetinternationalrecognitionforthetalents.Inaddition,hebelievedthateasyinterpersonalrelationshipinwesterncountrieshelpedproducemoreeffectivework.LivingenvironmentgapBehindtherapideconomicdevelopmentinrecentyear,therearesomeuneasyhiddenworriessuchasenvironmentalproblemsinChina.Bycontrast,thecomfortablelivingenvironmentindevelopedcountriesisveryattractivetoChinesepeople.MobilityconditiongabThereexistsahighbarrierforthebrainflowinChina.It"sdifficulttoobtainagreencardinChina.OnlythepersonswithseniorpositionorseniorprofessionaltitleandlivinginChinaforatleast3yearswillhavetheopportunitytoobtainagreencard.In10years,Chinahasonlyissuedlessthan5,000greencards.Incontrast,theU.S.issuesover1milliongreencardsayear.Japan,SouthKoreaandotherneighboringcountriesdonothaverequirementforone"sjobtitlewhenissuinggreencards.EducationalenvironmentgapEasternandWesterneducationalsystemsaredifferent.ManyofthechildrenofoverseastalentsfacetheproblemtoadapttotheChinesesociety.Someofthemevencan"tspeakChinese.It"simpossibleforthemtopassChina"scollegeentranceexaminations.Inaddition,thetuitionfeesoftheinternationalschoolsspecificallyforoverseasstudentsarefarmoreexpensivethanlocalstandards.ReadtheChineseversion:四大差距阻礙高層次人才回國效力;Source:ChinaYouthDaily;Author:WangCongcong（Editor：HuangJin、Gao Yinan）Related readingMore Chinese students return to find work after studying abroadWorking-class students find low-budget education abroadStricter scrutiny for Sino-foreign joint educationFewer Chinese students apply to US graduate schools: reportChina becomes largest source of overseas studentsWe Recommend

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