Im also often surprised at the way the China vs India debate gets simplified and generalised. As you point out, the choice of offshore location for a western firm depends heavily on the type of work being outsourced -- and Id also add, the experience the candidate region can offer in a particular vertical. For example, China is only now starting to challenge India for pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing, but I bet it will be a much more formidable competitor in this vertical in a few years. Thanks for the great comments from someone who obviously experiences these issues at first hand. Geoff