A quiet but consequential reversal of the global talent flow is underway — and it is reshaping the future of China’s high-tech ambitions.
More Chinese-born graduates of overseas universities are returning home in record numbers, according to new recruitment data, as Beijing moves aggressively to consolidate its talent base in strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics and advanced manufacturing. The trend, widely described as a “reverse brain drain,” comes at a moment when the US-China race for technological supremacy is reaching fever pitch.
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