The news site www.ChinaNews.com.cn reported on June 29, 2010, that Li Haifeng, Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, said that in recent years, more and more new overseas Chinese have brought high-technology and advanced management experiences back to China to serve the country, especially since the implementation of the “Thousand People Plan.”
The “Thousands of People Plan” aims at recruiting nearly 2000 talented overseas Chinese and supporting them to develop innovative enterprises in China. Since the implementation of the plan at the end of 2008, 825 overseas talented Chinese have been recruited. It is expected that the “Thousand People Plan” will enroll up to 1000 talented overseas Chinese by the end of the year.
Source: www.ChinaNews.com.cn, June 29, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/zgqj/2010/06-29/2370881.shtml