Never? Of course not. But they do a much better job. I don't know the current stats, but I recall hearing something like 70% of china's ruling party have engineering degrees. Whereas the overwhelming majority of ours are lawyers.
I think that plays a part in why China's infrastructure is so good, and why they've been kicking our ass the last 30 years in terms of growth.
Pointing to China isn't convincing. China has been growing off a small base. Let's see how their GDP growth goes off a base like the US. US is 5-6x larger per capita.
I think that plays a part in why China's infrastructure is so good, and why they've been kicking our ass the last 30 years in terms of growth.