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Seems like it's much easier to leverage global talent when you are leading the research at a global level. This has arguably not been this case for (modern) chi
by sgillen 8y ago
Seems like it's much easier to leverage global talent when you are leading the research at a global level. This has arguably not been this case for (modern) china until recently.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoWell, there is also a bit of xenophobia against foreigners that they have to sort out. It manifests in weird ways, like not being able to give foreigner employees options in local companies. Keep in mind that the number of foreigners in China is about the same as the number of foreigners in Tokyo.
- mc32 8y agoIs that really xenophobia of just bias? If it were xenophobia, why would they hire foreigners in the first place?
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoIt wasn’t too long ago (the 90s?) when all foreigners were thought to be spies and needed minders to travel outside of big cities. It is obviously much better now, but not all of that sentiment has washed out (see recent Beijing subway posters encouraging girls not to spill state secrets to foreign boyfriends). I’m not really sure when someone would say bias has crossed over into xenophobia, they are not very distinguishable anyways.
- gowld 8y agoDo Chinese girls know a lot of state secrets? No need to answer if you are still in China at the moment.
- mc32 8y agoNot parent but I think secrets in this case are similar to the divide of information between FTEs and Contractors in many companies. In addition, this is more of an exercise in cementing patriotic duty in the minds of citizens rather than actually preventing classified information leakage.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoState secrets are not really that secret, and ya, it does sound rediculous and a bit ignorant.
- sgillen 8y agoTrue, yes I’m sure there are a ton of factors. Xenophobia and research excellence are just two important ones.
- gowld 8y agoWhy do they have to sort it out? I presume that financial equivalents to options are allowed, but that China forbids foreigners controlling non-cash capital in China, since that complicates the Communist's Party's exercise of authoritarian power over the operation of the nation.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoIf they want foreigners to come and work in China, being open to that and treating them more equally is a nice way of achieving that goal.
- jayalpha 8y agohttps://www.chinalawblog.com/2016/09/the-china-stock-option-scam.html https://www.chinalawblog.com/2016/09/the-china-stock-option-...