The 1k talent program has been very much publicised by Chinese government to attract talents from around the world to improve science and technology in China. I

The 1k talent program has been very much publicised by Chinese government to attract talents from around the world to improve science and technology in China. In the last a few years, it was targeted together with Xi's plan to gain lead position in hi-tech manufacturing by 2025, both has gone stealth now. So yes, the program was public and information was available online.