摘要
When ABC correspondent Jim Laurie first visited China in 1978, he remembers the term used to describe foreigners living in China: laowai. They needed to have a "oreigners' registration" card and if they wanted to drive outside Beijing, they also needed a for- eigner's travel permit. He still has his old permit numbered 208420.
Foreigners looking for jobs in China get heartened by new policy relaxation When ABC correspondent Jim Laurie f irst visited China in 1978,he remembers the term used to describe foreigners living in China:laowai.They needed to have a"foreigners’registration"card and if they wanted to drive outside Beijing,they also needed a foreigner’s travel permit.He still has his old permit,numbered 208420.