Your snarky tone aside, “overseas” usually means outside of one’s country. Microsoft has research teams all over the globe. You don’t have to be in the U.S. to work for Microsoft.
I know what overseas means and I realize Microsoft has teams all over the globe. But Microsoft is a US company and by working there as a researcher you are trained and have access to know-how that is technically American in origin.
The intent of the original "boast" is to somehow claim the know-how comes solely out of China. It's boasting about China's abilities to generate cutting edge technology without reliance on the west. This has nothing to do with where you physically reside.
The gp said:
> Industrial espionage by China has a long history, and China has more valuable things to steal from America than the other way.
And you were countering that by saying nonono, these guys learnt everything they know solely from some Chinese origin. They've never been overseas.
> The intent of the original "boast" is to somehow claim the know-how comes solely out of China.
No, it isn’t. It’s likely they mean they haven’t studied aboard or have worked in the U.S., which has been long seen as a prerequisite to innovate in the tech industry there.
My original comment was merely citing what they think. It’s unfortunate that you cannot tell the difference between describing and endorsing.
YZF|1 year ago
The intent of the original "boast" is to somehow claim the know-how comes solely out of China. It's boasting about China's abilities to generate cutting edge technology without reliance on the west. This has nothing to do with where you physically reside.
The gp said:
> Industrial espionage by China has a long history, and China has more valuable things to steal from America than the other way.
And you were countering that by saying nonono, these guys learnt everything they know solely from some Chinese origin. They've never been overseas.
ande-mnoc|1 year ago
No, it isn’t. It’s likely they mean they haven’t studied aboard or have worked in the U.S., which has been long seen as a prerequisite to innovate in the tech industry there.
My original comment was merely citing what they think. It’s unfortunate that you cannot tell the difference between describing and endorsing.