2014年5月22日,习近平在上海召开外国专家座谈会,上海连续两年获评成为“外籍人才眼中最具吸引力的十大城市”之首的结果得到了习近平总书记的肯定。在本次评选中,上海在政策环境、政务环境、工作环境、生活环境四项一级指标中均摘第一,在18个二级指标中取得15个第一。至此,上海已经连续三年获得“魅力中国—外籍人才眼中最具吸引力的十大城市”之首。总体而言,相较于第二名的北京,上海已经具有相当的优势。在2011年的评选中,上海在一级指标“工作 On May 22, 2014, Xi Jinping held a forum of foreign experts in Shanghai. As the result of Shanghai being rated as the ”Top Ten Most Attractive Cities in the Eyes of Foreigners“ for two consecutive years, it was affirmed by General Secretary Xi Jinping. In this selection, Shanghai took the first place among the four first-level indicators of policy environment, government affairs environment, working environment and living environment, and made 15 first of 18 second-level indicators. So far, Shanghai has won the first consecutive year of ”Charming China - Top Ten Most Attractive Cities in the Eyes of Foreigners". Overall, Shanghai has a comparative advantage over the second place in Beijing. In the 2011 selection, Shanghai is working at the first level indicator