Banglar Lathial
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This is a very important point. Soviets never went anywhere- they were not allowed to leave.
This gave them a sense of pride that simply does not exist in China.
Don't know about Soviet students going abroad, but the Soviet Union was a major destination for foreign students from all around the (third) world, often on subsidized or free scholarships.
Besides, Soviets introduced new weapons.
Chinese weapons, for the most part, are imitations of Western or Soviet systems.
Soviets realized at least five Kirov class cruisers (above 24,000 tonnes displacement) way before 1990.
The Chinese are yet to induct any surface warship displacing more than 10,000 tonnes. [Edit: That's because there's no surface warship in USN arsenal displacing more than 12,000 tonnes, and the Chinese navy is basically trying to imitate but outnumber the US Navy in its development phase]
The Soviets tested the strongest nuclear bomb ever.
The Chinese are positioned firmly in third position, on this issue.
The Soviets built "monster" nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (in excess of 20,000 tonne displacement), the Chinese are still trailing.
I could go on and on, but Chinese designs are "inspired" to put it mildly by either Soviet or Western designs.
This is not restricted to the military domain, but all aspects of lives.