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China will launch its K-visa on October 1, allowing young STEM graduates to live and work in the country without a job offer, offering an alternative to U.S. opportunities.

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00:00As the U.S. raises costs for foreign skilled workers,
00:04China is seizing the opportunity with its new visa program.
00:08On October 1, Beijing will launch its new K-Visa scheme
00:12targeting young science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates from around the world.
00:19Now, the visa offers entry, long-term residency and the ability to work without a job offer,
00:25benefits that could appeal to skilled workers seeking alternatives to the U.S.
00:32Beijing first announced the K-Visa program in August,
00:35but its rollout comes just weeks after Washington unveiled steep changes to its H-1B program.
00:41Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced that companies must pay $100,000 a year for each H-1B visa,
00:48widely used by tech companies to hire skilled foreign workers, mainly from India.
00:52The move was seen as further limiting America's ability to attract talent,
00:57while immigration experts view China's K-Visa,
01:01with no employer sponsorship required, as a more attractive alternative.
01:05China has taken a series of measures to boost foreign investment and travel,
01:10opening more sectors to overseas investors,
01:12and granting visa waivers to visitors from Europe, Japan and South Korea.
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