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THIS WEEK
R&D Strength
A total of 4.19 million people in
China worked in research and devel-
opment (R&D) in 2018, maintaining
the world’s largest pool of R&D
personnel for six consecutive years,
the National Bureau of Statistics
(NBS) said on July 23.
China’s R&D spending was 1.
trillion yuan ($286 billion) in 2018,
138 times the amount in 1991, accord-
ing to an NBS report.
It showed that the country’s R&D
spending accounted for 2.18 percent
of its GDP, reaching the world’s No.
position after the United States.
The number of patent applica-
tions rose to 4.32 million in 2018, 86
times the number in 1991, said the
report.
According to the 13th Five-
Year Plan for National Science and
Technology Talent Development
(2016-20), China will increase its
annual per-capita spending for
R&D personnel to 500,000 yuan
($72,688) by 2020, up from 370,
yuan ($53,789) in 2014.IP Center
A national center has been estab-
lished to offer guidance to Chinese
entities on resolving overseas intel-
lectual property (IP) disputes, the
industry watchdog said on July 24.
The launch of the center was
part of efforts to enhance the
mechanism to deal with overseas IP
disputes, said Zhao Gang, deputy
head of the National Intellectual
Property Administration (NIPA), at a
press conference.
In addition to guiding and
serving Chinese enterprises in safe-
guarding their IP rights overseas, the
center will also help them better un-
derstand and respect the IP systems
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cial policies for promoting economic
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Starting on August 1, the country
will ease the permanent residence
application for more high-level
foreign talent, including foreigners
with doctoral degrees and those who
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to the country, according to an MPS
press conference in Beijing.
Foreign spouses and children
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simultaneously, according to the
MPS.
Those who are invited by univer-
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renowned enterprises for technologi-
cal cooperation will be able to get
visas or residence permits valid for
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In recent years, China has issued
133,000 visas and residence permits
to foreign entrepreneurs, investors,
and technical and management
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with the National Immigration
Administration (NIA), at the press
conference.
China is considering setting up
immigration affairs service centers or
stations in areas with a large popula-
tion of foreigners to make their work,
study and living more convenient.
Jia Tongbin, Deputy Director
of the NIA’s Foreigner Management
Division, said the policy package is
aimed at drawing overseas manage-
ment and technology specialists
who are in urgent need in China.6PRNH)UHHó3ODQ
Over 80 percent of China’s popula-
tion will be under smoke-free legal
protection as of 2030, according
to an action plan to implement the
Healthy China initiative and promote
people’s health.
Communist Party of China
and government branches at all
levels will become smoke-free, and
smoking will be gradually banned
throughout indoor public spaces,
workplaces and public transport, it
said.
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information collection and distribu-
tion channels of overseas IP disputes
at the national level, and establish-
ing a guidance and coordination
mechanism for handling overseas IP
disputes for Chinese enterprises.
Once in full operation, the cen-
ter will provide services through the
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foreign patent applications in China
grew 8.6 percent and trademarks
15.4 percent, according to Zhao.(DVLHUó(QWU\([LW
Twelve measures were announced
on July 17 to make immigration and
entry-exit applications easier and
more convenient for some foreigners.
The Ministry of Public Security
(MPS) said the facilitation measuresSOCIETY
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Tourists visit an aquarium in Xining, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, which opened for trial operation on July 18.
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