China is in the process of creating a database of expat talent, as part of a digital platform that matches foreign worker expats with potential employers.

Asiaone news website reports Zhang Jianguo, director of the state administration of foreign expert affairs, said the new platform will include all legally employed foreign workers' nationalities, areas of expertise, employer and city of residence.

Jianguo proposed the database at the Conference on International Exchange of Professionals, held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, last weekend.