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Japan or China?

A little background, I'm from Southeast Asia and I'm currently at the final level of a Japanese scholarship which basically means I'm almost guaranteed to get it. At the same time, there is a paid Master's position open in Shanghai under a fellow countryman with no competition and a scholarship I might stand a chance to get too.

My field is experimental particle physics, and I probably will be working either with ATLAS in Japan or "small" experiments with Shanghai. Both offer a good share of hardware and software experience.

So, I'm stuck between two choices. Given the case that I got both, which would be better for my postgraduate experience and academic career in the long run, Japan or China?
gpt
You should look at the research output of the respective labs as well as the number of post-docs and lab techs in each and you'll get a rough idea of how much "winging it" you will have to do initially. If you have to do everything on your own, the first couple of years will be hell, regardless of your scholarship and whatnot.