Too Many Chinese Graduates

Before you even read the yahoo article about Chinese college grads, you are confronted by this intimidating pictures by Reuters:



Sigh, the stereotypical "there are too many Chinese people on earth" shot.  All faceless, conforming towards one direction.

Talks about China's college graduates always reminds me of the the Needham Question.  It goes something like this:

If China proved to be a great technological innovator since ancient times, why has it lagged relatively far from the rest of the modern western world?

I argue it's one word: hubris.

From canceling naval expeditions after Zheng He, to Qianlong's rejection of commerce to Britain's King George III, China's feeling of superiority has kept it feeling superior to other nations.

I'll give it to China that it was bullied by the international community for 150 years, but that is no sacrifice morality.

With all these statistics about money being poured into hire education, don't hold your breath.  I don't care how much money you invest or high your test scores are.  China cannot produce work with honesty.

For instance, many people are frightened when China will surpass the United States with the number of scientific papers it publishes,  the quality of it's papers are questionable.  You can't have an objective scientific discussion if everyone is lying.

So don't worry, China won't take American jobs that require truth and honesty.