China's brain drain is getting worse. For us.

Top Chinese scientists at US companies and universities are resigning their posts and returning to China. According to the Wall Street Journal, 40% of faculty of Chinese descent are also strongly considering a return.

This is after decades of work at the top universities and companies in the United States, and even includes naturalized citizens with American children. In interviews, they point to US government persecution, anti-Asian racism, and better career and economic prospects in China. What's more, Chinese universities have eclipsed top US unis in terms of research, and Chinese students are opting instead to finish graduate studies in Chinese universities, rather than abroad.

Resources and links:

Chinese students stay local as favour falls with study abroad
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02162-y

Brookings, How America lost the heart of China’s top talent
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-america-lost-the-heart-of-chinas-top-talent/

Wall Street Journal, U.S.-China Tensions Fuel Outflow of Chinese Scientists From U.S. Universities
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-china-tensions-fuel-outflow-of-chinese-scientists-from-u-s-universities-11663866938

Inside China Business, YouTube: Top Microsoft executives left to start a new AI company in China. Why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydjndvdxHcI

Shanghai AI start-up founded by ex-Microsoft engineers bets on ‘scaling law’ to boost AI capabilities
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3267420/shanghai-ai-start-founded-ex-microsoft-engineers-bets-scaling-law-boost-ai-capabilities

India surpasses China as top source of international graduate students in US: Open Doors Report
https://indianexpress.com/article/education/study-abroad/india-surpasses-china-as-top-source-of-international-graduate-students-in-us-open-doors-report-9025032/

AP, As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum
https://apnews.com/article/chinese-emigration-us-mexico-border-darien-381c215ff30f0f2349c2ea118aa280c6

CBS, Chinese migrants are the fastest growing group crossing from Mexico into U.S. at southern border
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-migrants-fastest-growing-group-us-mexico-border-60-minutes-transcript/