> "communistiquesque" countries never (seemingly) have the will or sheer talent for.

I don't have the data to back it up, but I think that there is actually the same amount of will and talent in China as in the West

prussia 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Based on the population size and school system, I'd conjecture there's more... though there is brain drain and emigration to consider.

I'd rather be in China than the USA right now.

	▲	jimmaswell 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Are you being facetious or are you ignorant of what it's actually like over there? https://reclaimthenet.org/china-man-chair-interrogation-soci... Or even worse, do you actually support their views on human rights?

around 13 millons graduates each year and > 50% of them are STEM