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I love this idea; it plays strongly into American strengths. However, I don't know if China would be more successful in convincing it's top talent to stay with
by mattnewton 7y ago
I love this idea; it plays strongly into American strengths.
However, I don't know if China would be more successful in convincing it's top talent to stay with their families, and I have no idea how to sell this idea politically to American voters. The stereotype of Chinese culture is that they tend to be more collectivist, and the stereotype of the general population of American voters would most likely rather spend any money on Americans first. For the later problem, it is hard to articulate concisely the roundabout way this ends up causing brain drain, and the eventual benefits to the US citizenry. It is much easier to sell "China did something bad, we will punish them with tariffs" than "Chinese government bad, we will pay top Chinese citizens to defect."
- thereare5lights 7y agoWe were basically doing that via universities until the anti-Chinese sentiment shot up drastically in the past few years. You can't turn the clock back. The anti-Chinese sentiment is very high now in America.
- mattnewton 7y agoI think it's certainly possible for a gifted politician to make the distinction of Chinese people != Chinese government party. Not so much "turning the clock back" as directing any anti Chinese sentiment.