The general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council on Thursday jointly issued guidelines on the management of foreigners' permanent residence in China.

The guidelines promote more flexible and pragmatic conditions for foreigners to apply for permanent residency in China, simplified application procedures and substantially improved services.

China's top leaders have stressed time and again the need to take more active measures to enhance the attractiveness of China to foreign talent. The guidelines promote comprehensive reform of the management of the permanent residence system for foreigners and higher quality services. The move not only shows China's growing confidence in its ability to attract foreign talent but also establish an important foundation for it to raise the international competitiveness of its talent system.