Beijing has become the country's second city to ease procedures for bringing highly qualified foreign talent, and experts said other cities nationwide will follow.

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday a pilot policy for Beijing, especially for its high-tech hub Zhongguancun, to facilitate foreigners in entering and staying in the capital.

The policy, consisting of 20 new measures that will take effect on March 1, targets specific groups of foreigners: high-end foreign professionals, overseas Chinese who graduated from foreign universities and start businesses in Beijing, foreign students in the capital and foreigners who work for entrepreneurial startups in the city.