@BowsacNoodle @Spingebill what talent would they really be looking to attract, though? it's not like there's an advantage to western education, since 80 gorillion chinese students have already gotten it and taken it back home. western industries aren't doing too much that's special and the medical literature is more chinese than western these days

back when i was younger there was a gold rush of american engineers going to china and getting paid princely sums to work there for like 2 years training their domestic talent. that had dried up by the time i was qualified- sorry gweilo, the engineers they have were absolutely sufficient for their needs