"I hope other Chinese cities will follow suit to further enhance the convenience of working and living in China for foreigners," Bai said.

In response to the rising demand for better legal services involving foreign talents working and living in China, the issuance of the five-year permit represents a step forward in system reform. What's more, it is a successful example of Changning district's implementation of Shanghai's business environment optimization through multi-department collaboration, according to the district government.

Changning district pledged to continue advancing efforts in this regard, striving to create a better legal business environment to support the high-quality services of law firms and their global development.