And yet nearly all SOTA research is done in the US. Eventually folks in China realize they could easily be making $500K+/yr at FANG and be financially independ

And yet nearly all SOTA research is done in the US. Eventually folks in China realize they could easily be making $500K+/yr at FANG and be financially independent in 10 years, so they leave for the much, much greener US pastures, and stay here.