IOM, China cooperate on trafficking
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It also encompasses individuals who enter legally but "overstay" or change their purpose of stay without the approval of the authorities.
According to Cauwenbergh, the number of visas issued to Chinese nationals by EU and Schengen country embassies on the Chinese mainland increased from around 550,000 in 2009 to more than 780,000 in 2010.
"Europe greatly appreciated the growing number of Chinese nationals wanting to discover, exchange and do business with Europeans", Cauwenbergh said.
China, too, is suffering from illegal migration with a growing number of foreigners involved in illegal entry, employment and residence.
Committed to preventing human trafficking as stated in its National Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking of Women and Children, China has made efforts to accede to the United Nations Optional Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.
While noting that smuggling and human trafficking are important challenges, Swing said they actually form a very minor part of the migration agenda.
Migrants contribute to the development of society and economies, said Swing. "We cannot manage today without migration Migration will continue to be a mega trend of our century."
The first phase of the project, between 2007 and 2010, established a partnership between China and Europe to combat illegal migration, and discuss ways to harness the benefits from the legal migration of Chinese nationals to Europe.
China is in no danger of losing large amounts of talents since it offers so many great opportunities at home, said Swing.
A report by China Merchants Bank and Bain & Company on China's private wealth released on April 20 showed that over half of the surveyed wealthy people on the Chinese mainland have migrated or are considering migrating to another country.
When asked about how this phenomenon will affect China, Swing told China Daily that he didn't think there was a danger of China losing large amounts of highly skilled people.
"I think the opportunities in China are so great that you will not be in any danger of losing such large amounts of talents," he said.
According to Swing, the IOM has many programs for experts around the world, who have many ways to continue to make their talents available in their home nations, such as offering courses in their home countries or investing and doing business there.
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