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According to China Daily, Chinese Ministry of Education said that the government is changing the policies to allow international students in Beijing and Shanghai at this moment to take part-time jobs or internships off campus as long as they obtain approval from their academic institutions and the entry and exit administrative authorities.
2015
Shanghai, one of the educational innovators, implemented a pilot policy that enables international students who have graduated from a Chinese university to accept internships or to start their own business in the Zhangjiang National Innovation Demonstration Zone for up to two years after graduation.
2016
Shanghai further eased the restriction and started to allow international students to start a business at the zone during their studies.
2016
the Ministry of Public Security implemented new policies to allow foreign students recommended by their host universities in Beijing to take part-time jobs with companies in the city's Zhongguancun Science Park or become involved in entrepreneurship in the area, where they get an annotation of "entrepreneurship" added to their student visa.
2017
Guangdong released new policies to attract foreign students, foreign students who are invited by the companies in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area for an internship, they can apply for the internship visa at ports.
2017
Guangdong released new policies to grand fresh graduates "entrepreneurship" visa for those who have a business plan after graduation.
2017
The central government introduced a program for international students with postgraduate degrees or who had attended "well-known" universities to obtain Chinese work permits after graduation. Previously, international students and those with degrees obtained overseas had to have a minimum of two years' work experience outside China before they could apply for a work visa.
2018
Chinese Ministry of Education said that the government is changing the policies to allow international students in Beijing and Shanghai at this moment to take part-time jobs
China sees the rise of the foreign students as part of its diplomatic push to increase its global influence. Students from 205 countries or regions are reported to study in China's schools and other educational institutions in 2016, according to official figures.
About 35,000 Pakistani and Indian students, mostly medical students study in China. The medical courses in China are popular as they are cheaper compared to private medical colleges in Pakistan and India.
Wang Huiyao, director of Beijing-based think-tank Centre for China and Globalization, said that it makes sense for the country to more broadly expand such innovative policies since it serves the strategy of reinvigorating China's workforce development.
Reference: China Daily,央广网