European companies are having problems with hiring people from overseas for their China operations due to the country’s strict Covid-19 border controls, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China officials said at a press conference Saturday.
Although European companies in China can hire locals, some of their new projects in high-end manufacturing and biopharmaceuticals still require skilled overseas professionals who are familiar with new technologies, said Jörg Wuttke, the chamber’s president.
However, the latest wave of the coronavirus in India might make China more reluctant about relaxing its border controls any time soon, Wuttke said.