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"

The USA just can't help but look a gift horse in the mouth. International grad students are viewed with such suspicion... and yet, are one of the fundamental innovators powering the engine of the US economy. Lieber's grad students are a perfect example: a lot of people think he was training an ominous horde of Asians who are presumably doing nefarious things such as advancing medical science at USA universities.

100% fair actually

Paraplegics would be like 50th in line for this kind of neuroprosthesis. Most paraplegics would probably forego experimental neurosurgery in order to get a slightly better mobility aid. (Which at this point is the best this can do. Which isn't nothing. But the number of people who hate their wheel chair that much isnt as high as you may think)

You may be thinking of tetra/quadriplegics.

EDIT:I should not speculate on the future of health technologies.

hoping China has strict safeguards against the kind of cruelty to primates that Musk has me associating with this kind of research

Okay you've now helped every paraplegic on earth.

However every human being in a capitalist system from now until the sun engulfs the planet is a slave unable to ever break free due to brainwashing, surveillance, and control chips implanted in all humans within these societies to prevent revolt. This is forced with economic coercion and later done at birth as an "equality" measure since you can no longer work, get benefits, etc without one.

You've made a small number better but doomed humanity to be a slave race. Good job. Not a worthwhile trade off.

Such a thing should exist under communism but under capitalism it will be used to design unbreakable chains to subjugate humanity to the end of time and that and the suffering it will bring is unacceptable.

This is why I view even Chinese efforts as terrifying. Their research will not stay in China, it will be taken by the west and used in horrendous ways. Man is not responsible enough yet to have this kind of technology.