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YUChina has nearly 40% engineers and scientists in its top leadership.
In the U.S., only about 3% of top political leaders have engineering or natural science backgrounds — while nearly half have law degrees.
This doesn’t mean one system is better.
But it explains something.
China’s political culture focuses on building infrastructure, manufacturing, and execution.
America’s political culture focuses on rules, institutions, and litigation.
One optimizes for construction.
One optimizes for regulation.
If the U.S. wants to revive industry, maybe it needs more engineers in power.
If China wants long-term modernization, stronger rule of law matters.
Different strengths. Different blind spots.
Which model works better in the AI era?
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