In order to follow the general developmental trends of returned talents in China,recent reliable data are collected and analyzed from longitudinal and horizontal perspectives in this paper.The historical trends of returned talents since China's reform and opening-up are examined carefully and thoroughly.The development of returned talents is connected with China's economic development,and quantitative relationships between the development of returned talents and economic development are explored by means of regression analysis.The results show that significant quantitative relationships exist between the development of returned talents and the economic development,which indicates that the economic development is the main factor influencing the development of returned talents.The general developmental trends of returned talents are predicted through predicting those of China's economy.Some recommendations are provided for policies and practices in attracting returned talents on the basis of research results. <<