Poging GOUD - Vrij

China’s K visa faces a backlash: It made its debut at a bad time

Mint Hyderabad

|

October 15, 2025

Local job-seekers are worried about the tech sector’s hiring slump

- JULIANA LIU

China’s K visa faces a backlash: It made its debut at a bad time

You might have thought Beijing’s effort to attract global STEM talent would fire up legions of patriotic keyboard warriors eager to celebrate America’s relative decline. Instead, its launch of a new work visa has sparked an online furore, highlighting the underbelly of China’s much-vaunted industrial policy.

The decade-long ‘Made in China’ campaign to ensure the country can compete with the best of the West in 10 key industries including robotics, electric vehicles and pharmaceuticals—has been largely successful. Technical prowess, exemplified by January's DeepSeek moment, has fired up China’s stock market. But it’s not been enough to fill the gap left by the collapse of its property sector, which once accounted for as much as 32% of the economy.

Consumer pessimism was on display last week when the country wrapped up an eight-day holiday break. Fresh data suggest travellers were pinching their pennies. Spending was subdued, road trips replaced flights and box-office sales missed expectations, according to Bloomberg News.

Against this backdrop, it wasn't an ideal time to debut the K visa—what some have called China’s equivalent of America’s H-IB. Its details are scant, though it comes as part of Beijing’s post-pandemic moves to loosen restrictions on dozens of countries to revitalize travel and consumption.

MEER VERHALEN VAN Mint Hyderabad

Mint Hyderabad

Mint Hyderabad

Eternal revenue soars, profit falls

Eternal Ltd kicked off the second half of the fiscal year riding on the strength of its quick commerce arm Blinkit, which posted its highest growth in 10 quarters even as losses stayed flat.

time to read

1 mins

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

How Joel Mokyr's insights could guide India's quest for prosperity

We need an 'enlightenment' fostered by innovation-oriented institutions and a new social contract

time to read

3 mins

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Infosys, Wipro beat Street, differ on Al

Both raise headcount; HI revenue up for Infosys, down for Wipro

time to read

1 min

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Mint Hyderabad

Divided carmakers miss CAFE deadline

India's top carmakers have missed the deadline to submit feedback on a fresh set of emission norms proposed by the government.

time to read

1 min

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Mint Hyderabad

Sebi's board vacancies leave high-profile cases in limbo

When two of the capitor’s four board members stepped down this year, they left nearly two dozen high-profile cases pending— matters that could influence India’s market jurisprudence.

time to read

1 mins

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Investors bet on CDMOs amid weight-loss drug boom

The global frenzy has also caught the attention of several large Indian drugmakers

time to read

2 mins

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Street ignores Axis profit dent

Fall arrested

time to read

2 mins

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Mint Hyderabad

FESTIVE SALE FRENZY: HOW DOPAMINE, FOMO AND DIGITAL DESIGN FUEL YOUR CLICKS

The festival that lights up India’s bazaars now lights up its browsers. Each October, e-commerce platforms turn the season into a shopping carnival, with Flipkart’s ‘Big Billion Days’ and Amazon’s ‘Great Indian Festival’ now as much a part of Diwali as sweets and lights.

time to read

3 mins

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Global power sector faces supply crunch

With the global energy transition running into political and supply-chain roadblocks, the world’s power sector is facing a critical shortage of transformers and other key components.

time to read

2 mins

October 17, 2025

Mint Hyderabad

Mint Hyderabad

The global economy: Is it proving more resilient than anticipated?

Economic growth has been surprisingly stable in most of the world but risks persist that reform programmes must address

time to read

3 mins

October 17, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size