It depends on the major. If it involves details such as military technology and photoelectricity, Harbin Institute of Technology should be better. If it is electrical engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and other more general majors, Xi Jiaotong University is much better. You know, Harbin Institute of Technology was actually founded after liberation by Jiao Tong University (the predecessor of Xi 'an Jiaotong University), professors transferred from Tsinghua University and Soviet experts. The purpose is to train talents for the country's development of heavy industry, which is highly targeted, so if you are interested in working for the army and the government, you must go to Harbin Institute of Technology.
In terms of management, it seems that Harbin Institute of Technology is not in the top ten, and Xi Jiaotong University is the first.
Neo-Confucianism is not very strong, but it is not weak, and liberal arts is very watery.