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Indian IT community is much more entrenched in the US market. If a Chinese engineer wants to find H1-B work, he will most likely have to go at it by himself, and you know how hard that is.

Language is another barrier, while Chinese engineers most likely read English, few speak fluently.

Lastly, this is subjective, finding work in China is easy for good engineers. They also enjoy upper middle class pay AND social status. So while moving to the States means higher salary, it does not necessarily translate to better life.




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