BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier Ma Kai on Friday reiterated China's long-term strategic policy of recruiting skilled personnel from abroad.

Ma made the remarks during a meeting with foreign experts who are here to attend a seminar on exchanges in engineering technology between China and the United States.

He commended the role of the seminar in encouraging Chinese enterprises to innovate.

China will exercise a more open-minded human resources policy and create a more favor

able environment for foreigners to carve out their business, the vice premier said, adding that the Chinese government sincerely welcomes foreign experts to work with the Chinese side and hopes the interaction will contribute to the development of China as well as the world.