1。Do you believe that leader went to Germany because he had a broader view about cost, support and future? To be honest, many leaders in China at that time even had no degree.
2. It is not a hearsay. It is one of my experiences.
3. The whole point I am trying to say is: the intention of importing advanced technologies from abroad is to enhance Chinese tech development. But in practice, many leaders go abroad not for this purpose in mind, but for their personal interest and as a result, they sacrifice the interest of the country. As for this story, that leader actrually destroied the factory's tech team and made the factory as a customer of German line. Thus they donot become, as expected before, a competitor of German tech. Instead they become a pure tech consumer.