The difference in this case that makes it sweeter in my opinion is that it seems Lieber left of his own volition. Xuesen looks to be exchanged for a POW before making the Dongfeng missile. Lieber was being pushed through a legal meat grinder for paperwork and tax bullshit and generally treated poorly. So he just left for someone who appreciated labor. Two different flavors of schadenfreude, one cruel and stupid country
hmm i wonder if the US has done this before https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen
The difference in this case that makes it sweeter in my opinion is that it seems Lieber left of his own volition. Xuesen looks to be exchanged for a POW before making the Dongfeng missile. Lieber was being pushed through a legal meat grinder for paperwork and tax bullshit and generally treated poorly. So he just left for someone who appreciated labor. Two different flavors of schadenfreude, one cruel and stupid country
lol imagine having your name almost literally (and homophonous with) “money student”