Chinese restaurants taking 'takeout' to new extremes in global expansion push

Fueled by a growing appetite for authentic Chinese food outside the country, more domestic restaurants are opening branches overseas, driving higher demand for quality Chinese chefs in the international catering market.

Chinese dishes characterized by various local cuisines have become a highlight of consumption, and the government has encouraged the development of Chinese food business in foreign markets.

The government has actively supported Chinese chefs to work abroad, according to a guideline jointly issued by the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments in late March.