What does the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office do?

Implement the central government’s guidelines, policies, and regulations on foreign affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, talent introduction, and Hong Kong and Macao work, as well as provincial and municipal instructions and decisions on foreign affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, talent introduction, and Hong Kong and Macao work; coordinate and manage foreign affairs, Formulate relevant rules and regulations and work plans for overseas Chinese affairs, talent introduction, and Hong Kong and Macao work.

1. Conduct investigations and research around the work of the city center, and provide suggestions for the municipal party committee and municipal government’s foreign affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, talent introduction, and Hong Kong and Macao work decisions; make full use of external communication channels to serve the city’s economic construction and social development .

2. Responsible for the management of the city’s business trips abroad; responsible for the application and approval of city leaders’ overseas visits; review and approve the city’s personnel’s business trips abroad, review and approval of invitations to foreigners; responsible for Issuance and collection of passports, passes, and APEC business travel cards, visas, and endorsements for people traveling abroad on official business.

3. Responsible for receiving state guests, party guests, overseas Chinese leaders, important foreign guests and foreign diplomats stationed in China who come to our city for official activities; making overall arrangements for the foreign affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, and introduction of the city leaders. Intellectual, Hong Kong and Macao affairs activities; guide and coordinate protocol matters for important foreign affairs activities in the city.

4. Responsible for negotiation matters with foreign consular agencies in Han, coordinating, coordinating and managing the exchange activities between various units in this city and foreign consular agencies; participating in the handling of foreign-related cases (incidents) in this city; coordinating and handling local affairs Overseas consular protection of the city’s citizens; handling of consular authentication;

Coordinating the research and management of the activities of overseas non-governmental organizations in Han and the city’s non-governmental organizations participating in the activities of international non-governmental organizations; managing foreigners who come to the city for interviews Journalists and journalists from Hong Kong and Macao.

5. Responsible for carrying out friendly relations with overseas Chinese, Chinese people and their associations; cooperating with relevant departments in researching and handling emergencies involving overseas Chinese and carrying out work with Taiwan through overseas Chinese affairs channels; undertaking related work of the "Chinese Entrepreneurship Association" ; Work with relevant departments to introduce overseas Chinese and Chinese capital, technology, and talents; promote economic and technological cooperation and exchanges involving overseas Chinese, coordinate economic complaints involving overseas Chinese; promote and coordinate cooperation and exchanges between this city and Hong Kong and Macao in various fields.

6. Responsible for the work of letters and visits from overseas Chinese, foreign Chinese, compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, returned overseas Chinese, and overseas Chinese family members, and protect their legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law; responsible for the donation of overseas Chinese in the city and the settlement and resettlement of overseas Chinese returning home; assisting relevant departments to do a good job Implementation of various policies for returned overseas Chinese and their family members and poverty alleviation work for overseas Chinese; Undertaken the city's cultural exchanges with overseas Chinese and foreign Chinese education.

7. Responsible for the city’s work on introducing foreign intelligence, coordinating and handling major events in the work of introducing foreign intelligence; managing the city’s hiring of foreign economic experts and overseas (overseas) training on official business; handling the city’s economic and technical matters Licensing matters for foreign experts to come to China; responsible for the appointment, liaison and related meeting work of international consultants of the Municipal People's Government; undertaking the awarding of "Yellow Crane Friendship Award" and "Honorary Citizen" titles; guiding the work of Wuhan International Talent Exchange Association.

8. Responsible for the daily work of the Municipal Party Committee’s Foreign Affairs Leading Group, guiding the city’s non-governmental foreign exchanges and the foreign affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, talent introduction, and Hong Kong and Macao work of various districts, departments, and units.

9. Undertake other matters assigned by superiors.

Extended information:

The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council is the top leader of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office at all levels. Its main internal organizations include eight functional departments:

1. Secretarial Administration Department

Main functions:

Responsible for agency documents, conference affairs, confidentiality, archival work and information, security and confidentiality, etc.; Responsible for agency financial and administrative affairs; Responsible for relevant important activities Organization and supervision of important matters.

2. Policy and Regulation Department

Main functions:

Responsible for the formulation of overseas Chinese affairs policies, plans and draft laws and regulations; investigate and study overseas Chinese affairs policies, theories and Major issues in overseas Chinese affairs; collect and analyze overseas Chinese affairs information and make policy recommendations; assist in reviewing draft laws and policies related to overseas Chinese; undertake administrative review work.

3. Domestic Department

Main functions:

Study domestic overseas Chinese situation and overseas Chinese affairs and put forward policy suggestions; undertake the specific work of promoting returned overseas Chinese and their families; undertake Specific coordination work to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of returned overseas Chinese and their family members and the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese in the country; participate in the supervision of the use and management of major donated properties involving overseas Chinese; undertake the specific work of assisting the personnel arrangements of representatives of returned overseas Chinese and their family members; be responsible for letters and visits.

4. Overseas Affairs Department (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Department)

Main functions:

Study the situation of overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese affairs and put forward policy suggestions; be responsible for promoting the development of overseas Chinese Responsible for the specific work of friendship and services for Chinese and their associations, undertaking the guidance of the friendship of overseas Chinese in Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions; undertaking the work of overseas Chinese affairs in Taiwan; undertaking the relevant examination and approval work for international friendship activities of overseas Chinese in the territory; undertaking the work related to overseas Chinese matters Review work.

5. Economic and Technological Department (Complaint Coordination Department)

Main functions:

Study economic and technological work involving overseas Chinese and put forward policy recommendations; promote the relationship between overseas Chinese and their ancestors The (nationality) country carries out economic, scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges; undertakes the specific work of coordinating economic and other complaints involving overseas Chinese; assists in guiding the work of relevant associations.

6. Publicity Department

Main functions:

Study and promote overseas Chinese affairs propaganda work and put forward policy suggestions; contact overseas Chinese news organizations and reporters and assist in handling matters in China Interview related matters; assist in the management of directly affiliated news agencies; undertake news release work. ?

7. Department of Culture

Main functions:

Study and promote overseas Chinese culture and Chinese education and make policy recommendations; formulate Chinese education plans; assist in the management of direct Institutions; assist in guiding the work of relevant groups.

8. Agency Party Committee and Personnel Department

Main functions:

The agency party committee is responsible for the party and mass work of the agency and directly affiliated units in Beijing. The Personnel Department co-locates with the party committee of the agency, with two brands under one organization. It is responsible for the personnel management and organizational establishment of the agency and directly affiliated units, the deployment and management of expatriate cadres, and the training of cadres.

Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council-Main Responsibilities