The Chinese Communist Party recently launched the “K visa” in an attempt to attract global high-end talents, but it has sparked strong dissatisfaction among the Chinese people, with criticism even directed at the leadership in Zhongnanhai. Experts believe that this policy, which disregards the interests of young people in the country, will provoke widespread backlash.
On October 1st, the Beijing authorities introduced the “K visa” to attract young foreign science and technology talents to reside in China, targeting scientists, engineers, mathematicians from world-renowned universities or research institutions. The official claim is that “China’s development requires the participation of global talents, and China’s development also provides opportunities for talents from around the world.”
However, this official move quickly stirred up a storm on the internet. Netizens questioned, “Why recruit foreigners?”
On the eve of its implementation on September 30th, discussions like “Will the K visa snatch our jobs away?” trended on Weibo.
In response to the CCP’s official media stating that “China needs more talents,” Chinese people, who are facing unemployment, low wages, and derogatorily calling themselves “human resources,” questioned, “Aren’t we locals talented? Why do we need to bring in others?”
The “K visa” policy has become an outlet for Chinese people to vent their emotions, and even after three days of its implementation, the wave of discontent among the public continues to escalate.
People expressed their dissatisfaction with the CCP’s introduction of the K visa by using “OK” to voice their opposition. At one point on Weibo, the trending terms “OK Revolution” and “OK Movement” appeared.
Some netizens sarcastically commented, “With a thousand defenses, home invaders are hard to guard against. I strongly oppose the K visa, it makes me want to take to the streets in protest.” Many individuals expressed their intention to participate in protests.
One person angrily shouted, “China belongs to the Chinese people, not to a single government. We firmly oppose the K visa!”
Screenshots from netizens showed that due to numerous Chinese people reporting the K visa on the National People’s Congress complaint page, the system crashed and required maintenance.
Some users on platform X even targeted the top CCP leader, Xi Jinping, saying, “I used to wonder why the Sui Dynasty could fall, even though everything was going well. Later, I realized that a crazy ruler is truly unstoppable.”
On platform X, an account named “@huwang9278” directly resigned from the Party, stating, “I am very disappointed in the Communist Party. Today, I submitted my application to leave the Communist Party. I am no longer a member of the Chinese Communist Party.”
Dr. Lin Xiaoxu, a member of the Committee on America’s Response to the Current Crisis with the CCP, stated to NTD, “Many university graduates in the country currently cannot find jobs. Even high-end talents may not find good job opportunities. If you allow foreign talents to come to mainland China for work without even receiving an acceptance letter, it will indeed lead to competition for job positions with young and outstanding talents in mainland China, causing many young people to be disappointed with the government.”
Lin Xiaoxu expressed that the CCP, in order to combat the United States, is disregarding the interests of young people in the country. By pulling talents to mainland China, they will trigger a widespread backlash among the country’s young people.