Many have returned to China
termed as "sea turtles" especially in the last financial crisis. It
has been accelerating in recent years. As of 2018, it is almost one returned
for one new foreign student from China.
When the opportunities in China
are better than the US, it is an easy choice. Some have vast opportunities and
are given a lot of incentives at least at one time. Today many researchers
return home due to lack of research funds here. Some return home due to not
extending the work visa successfully. It is nothing to politics but personal
opportunities.
US does not allow dual
citizenship and Medicare is only available to US citizens. Many Chinese have
citizenship and green card in either country. Their Chinese children have more
opportunities here (i.e. less competition here). Some parents work in China and
come back to see their children during vacations.
After Tiananmen Square incident,
Chinese students were allowed to stay. It is one of the few times US gets the
best foreign brains over welfare recipients and potential terrorists. US did
miss the rich Hong Kong migrants to Canada and Australia on the year of Chinese
takeover.
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