Top talent seems to also be born, not made. So if you know how to search (probably IIT), you can get some of the best people in the world. Likely China is also

Top talent seems to also be born, not made. So if you know how to search (probably IIT), you can get some of the best people in the world. Likely China is also able to make use of their numbers, but they're able to keep much of their talent internal. Or it goes through proxies like Singapore, HK, Taiwan. Corollary: Countries with really good education probably isn't as cost effective as well. Maybe it is for higher end stuff like ML or operating systems, but the filter for a React programmer is entirely different.