China's New Army of Engineers.
http://www.economist.com/china/2025/06/26/chinas-new-army-of-engineers
If we want to make America Great Again, this needs to be fixed. . Maybe public colleges which ONLY teach STEM subjects and high schools which teach hands-on practical construction and manufacturing skills? I don't like government involvement in much of anything. But I think the US needs to massively reward pro MAGA education, so smart new voters start off with solid, productive, practical jobs which are a multiple of minimum wage.
You want to study "history", "physical education", "sociology", "art", or "basket weaving"? Do it on your own dime.
36% of all Chinese undergraduate entrants -- about 1.6 million people -- selected engineering degrees in 2022 (the latest year for which data are available), up from 32% in 2010, according to data from China's Ministry of Education. In Britain and America, which have far fewer students to start with, the proportion hovers around 5%.
The surge comes as China's government directs universities to focus on strategic industries and technological bottlenecks. Over 600 Chinese universities now offer undergraduate programs in artificial intelligence, a field the Communist Party vows to dominate by 2030. In 2023, officials started telling universities to overhaul their degree programs, and the education ministry announced an "emergency mechanism" to create degrees more quickly to meet "national priorities." Over half of China's young people now complete some form of higher education through 3,000-odd institutions. Youth unemployment reached 14.9% in May, driving students toward technical fields they believe offer better job prospects.
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