What achievements, recognition, awards, publications, reputation or other evidence establishes the required level?
The Category A criteria include: selection in a talent-introduction programme recognised by an authority at sub-provincial level or above and approved or filed by the central Organisation Department, MOHRSS or the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs; internationally recognised achievements such as a Nobel Prize, listed major awards (e.g. Turing Award, Fields Medal) or academy membership, or three papers as first or corresponding author in JCR Q1/Q2 journals; senior management or technical posts at central SOEs and their second-tier subsidiaries, Fortune 500 global or regional headquarters, national high-tech enterprises or large enterprises, or salary at least six times the local prior-year average; founding an enterprise with own major invention, patent or proprietary technology, stable investment for three years, cumulative actual investment of at least USD 500,000 and at least 30% personal shareholding; postdoctoral research under age 40 at a high-level foreign university or a Chinese university; or 85 points or more.
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