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China remains the place
to be for virtually all
types of internships. But
we have 5 that are
difficult to get…

2. Medical Fields
Due to the nature of this field getting internship tends
to be quite hard. Even when a student is given an
opportunity, exposure and avenues to exercise
creativity, which is some of the vital elements of any
internship program tend to be limited. The case
becomes even worse for foreign students who do not
fully understand Mandarin.

3. Note that most of the patients in medical fields are
local citizens who may not be able to express
themselves fully in any foreign Language. To increase
one’s chances of being interned in the field, learning
local language is crucial.

4. Telecommunication Field
Is one of the most sensitive and highly regulated
fields in China. While being highly regulated does not
imply that landing on the job in the field is impossible,
for an intern to freely practice and exercise creativity
that may lead to innovation, they have to conform to
a lot of requirements.

5. The process of obtaining the same can be draining
especially to foreign students who have to grapple
with other hardships. It suffices to know, therefore,
that being interned in the otherwise rewarding field is
possible but comes with its fair share of difficulties.

6. Service sector
China’s service industries have been increasing by the
day and in 2012 replaced the manufacturing and
construction as the largest part of the country’s
economy. There have been concerted efforts to shield
the same from foreign competition, but there are
signs the shielding will stop soon.

7. With the shielding, foreign interns find it hard to
secure internships in such industries. The anticipated
change can be attributed to the realization that
shielding the sector from foreign competition
hampers productivity enhancements making it harder
for the sector to drive the economy’s transition as
well as the quest for wealth-country status.

8. Industries closed for foreigners in China
China has imposed restriction on the establishment of
some companies by foreign investors. Foreign
investors planning to invest in China should,
therefore, take note of the following closed, in legal
terms referred to as tightened off, industries. The
restriction was put in place in spite of the widespread
relaxation of foreign investment control under the
2015 Catalogue. These industries are;

9. Medical institution
Medical institutions were initially permitted under the
2011 Catalogue, and foreign investors have all along
been enjoying the freedom of establishing entirely
foreign-owned therapeutic institutions. After the
enactment of 2015 Catalogue, all medical institutions
have shockingly been moved to restricted category.

10. The implication here is that the Chinese government
has decided to take a cautionary approach while
opening up this field to foreign investors. Anyone
aspiring to establish a medical institution should
hence expect to face some difficulties obtaining
prerequisite regulatory approvals.

11. Automobile Manufacturing
The manufacture of all assembled vehicles,
motorcycles as well as special purpose vehicles has
been designated to the Restricted category.
Additionally, foreign shareholding in automobile
manufacturing industries must not exceed 50 %
according to 2015 Catalogue.

12. Furthermore, a foreign investor is now only permitted
to establish a maximum of two joint ventures in the
automobile manufacturing sector in China. There is a
leeway, though; such an investor can obtain Chinese
internal automobile manufacturing business jointly
with their Chinese joint project partner of choice.

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