Professor Liu Zhibiao, Dean of Yangtze IDEI, pointed out that, “The barriers to talent flow are an objective problem. They determine the development levels and gaps of different regions, industries and administrative levels, as well as the focus and direction of deepening the reform. The barriers to talent flow among different countries result in different industrial structures and welfare standards. If talent flow were barrier-free, there would be no gaps among different countries and regions. Therefore, how China, as a large developing country, can break the barriers to international talent flow in every possible way has to do with how rapidly we can bridge the gaps between developing countries and developed countries, and realize basic modernization. As a country with unbalanced regional development, how China can break the regional boundaries of talent flow and develop more big cities and mega cities concerns the pace of national modernization. Besides, how China can break the boundaries between different occupations concerns our country’s competitiveness and capability for long-term development. Shenzhen’s opening-up marked China’s first round of reform and opening-up, while the development and opening-up of Pudong New Area marked China’s second round of reform and opening-up. I have experienced both rounds, during which many intellectuals who were unappreciated under the previous systems or were eager to change their lives or make a fortune left China for the outside world. Now, how should we inspire the passion of new generation of talents in the construction of Xiong'an New Area?”
