Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chengdu Hi-tech Zone) Invests USD 730 Million to Attract Global Talents

As China's fourth offshore overseas talents base, in 2016 Chengdu Hi-tech Zone established an offshore overseas talents innovation and entrepreneurship investment fund to explore the implementation of a "register in-area, incubate overseas, operate worldwide" offshore entrepreneurship model. And by the end of 2016, Chengdu Hi-tech Zone has assembled 102 members of the country's "thousand talents plan" and 286 members of Sichuan Province's "thousand talents plan", and attracted a total of 269,000 domestic and overseas high-level talents and talents in urgent need by various industries.

This RMB 5 billion fund dedicated for talents created by Chengdu Hi-tech Zone is planned to be used over the course of five years to attract 10,000 high-caliber innovation and entrepreneurship talents from around the world.