In fact, my dad made more money as a research assistant at Syracuse in the late 1960's, than he would had if he had taken a job in Taiwan upon graduating from college. Besides economic and education, Taiwan's political situation also influenced many Taiwanese graduate students' decision to remain in the United States. Before 1988, Taiwan's KMT government ruled the country with an iron fist squelching political opposition. Also, Taiwan's political future is always shaky since China still dreams of reunification. Brains go where money is.
Brains go where truth and justice prevail.