Even though this is written by another member of the Global J. Bradford Alliance, I am not sure that "when U.S. multinationals are able to import talent or export R&D work, this reinforces US technological leadership". That is not how I read Shenzhen, at least: Lee Branstetter, Britta Glennon, and J. Bradford Jensen: The IT revolution and the globalisation of R&D: "US firms have begun shifting R&D investment towards non-traditional destinations such as China, India, and Israel...
...This is a response to a shortage in software and IT-related human capital within the US. When US multinationals are able to import talent or export R&D work, this reinforces US technological leadership. Conversely, politically engineered constraints on this response will undermine the competitiveness of US-based firms...
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