PortalsOS

China has built a sophisticated manufacturing capability, making it challenging for the U.S. to compete in mass production.

The U.S. needs to learn from China's ability to implement technologies quickly and efficiently, while maintaining its own strengths in innovation and creativity.

China's foreign policy is engineer-driven, focusing on building infrastructure in other countries rather than forming alliances.

In developing countries, bureaucracy grows rapidly around new industries, unlike in the U.S., where it took 120 years to reach current levels. China achieved similar public spending levels in just 20 years.

Historically, America has achieved monumental engineering feats like the Panama Canal and the Empire State Building. These projects were completed quickly and beautifully, driven by a cultural desire to accomplish great things. Today, bureaucratic red tape and a lack of ambition hinder similar achievements.

The current state of American infrastructure is hampered by excessive bureaucracy and a lack of tolerance for risk. In the past, projects like the Transcontinental Railroad were completed despite significant dangers and challenges, driven by a national will to achieve greatness.

China's rapid development and technological advancements are partly due to a leadership with engineering backgrounds, unlike the U.S., where many leaders are lawyers.