" A friend of mine once described the exodus of well-to-do Chinese studying in the West as a safety valve for the communist system " This. Love it or leave it

" A friend of mine once described the exodus of well-to-do Chinese studying in the West as a safety valve for the communist system " This. Love it or leave it. Its brilliant social engineering to get the most dangerous elements the appearance of choice... towards their own exile. The CCP is not the first communist ruling class to implement it, but they certainly seem to have perfected it.