A niggle: "a large fraction of top Chinese graduates are absorbed into the civil service or state-owned companies, which are the least productive parts of the economy". ??
The civil service embodies Confucian virtues like compassionate service and, in so doing, sets an example to the entire society. It takes many geniuses to actually govern a country as well as China has been governed for the past 3 generations. It doesn't just happen!
As to SOEs they, too are pillars of the national economy, contributing 30% of GDP. They drive strategic sectors, stabilize key industries, implement national policies, and provide massive employment, serving as crucial forces for sustainable development and socialist modernization. Don't mess with it. There are plenty of leftover geniuses to choose from.
It's crazy to me that a country with so many smart people somehow couldn't regulate It's wet markets and ends up with multiple pandemics, like the recent covid 19. Both sars cov-1 and 2 apparently came from the wet markets because random animals from different parts of the country that wouldn't even come in contact with each other in the wild were kept together in extremely unhygienic conditions with people just walking about. How does a country with so many geniuses fumble things do bad that they can't even get basic hygiene right?
Interesting angle! Thanks.
A niggle: "a large fraction of top Chinese graduates are absorbed into the civil service or state-owned companies, which are the least productive parts of the economy". ??
The civil service embodies Confucian virtues like compassionate service and, in so doing, sets an example to the entire society. It takes many geniuses to actually govern a country as well as China has been governed for the past 3 generations. It doesn't just happen!
As to SOEs they, too are pillars of the national economy, contributing 30% of GDP. They drive strategic sectors, stabilize key industries, implement national policies, and provide massive employment, serving as crucial forces for sustainable development and socialist modernization. Don't mess with it. There are plenty of leftover geniuses to choose from.
Soviet talent were white. This is the country that passed the Chinese exclusion act, after all.
Maybe racism will help China win the long game.
China might offer Permanent Residence to foreign students who graduate from Chinese universities. I expect it would raise the workforce IQ even more!
It's crazy to me that a country with so many smart people somehow couldn't regulate It's wet markets and ends up with multiple pandemics, like the recent covid 19. Both sars cov-1 and 2 apparently came from the wet markets because random animals from different parts of the country that wouldn't even come in contact with each other in the wild were kept together in extremely unhygienic conditions with people just walking about. How does a country with so many geniuses fumble things do bad that they can't even get basic hygiene right?
They were both bioattacks on China, part of a campaign that has been going on since 1951, when we dropped anthrax on them.