China is governed by scientists, what about the US?

... and what about us, our country called Malaysia, aka Bolehland?

"Did you know that China is governed by scientists? Yes, both the Chinese President and his Premier are engineers. In addition, 8 out of China’s top 9 government officials are scientists.

Now, let's compare that to the US, where Congress has 535 legislators, with only 22 of them boasting any kind of science or engineering backgrounds.

Basically, scientists govern China because the populace admires them - unlike in the States where celebrities seem to attract the most attention." ...

"And although the US boasts some of the greatest academic institutions, the doors seem to be locked to American students.

According to Forbes, 70% of PhD engineers in US universities are foreign-born, which prompted Microsoft co- founder Bill Gates to note that "half of this country’s doctoral candidates in computer science come from abroad."

This trend affects the "real world" too. In 2009, more than 50% of US patents were issued to non-US companies, while China replaced America as the number one high-tech exporter."...

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China is governed by scientists, what about the US?

http://www.tgdaily.com/general-science-brief/56092-china-is-governed-by-scientists-what-about-the-us

In Bolehland, we are still debating on whether Science and Mathematics should be taught in English; wondering why students are tempted by 'tiny dot' neighbour in the south, and other advanced countries; and whether non-Malays and non-Muslims have been given too much 'rights' and yet ungrateful in the way they voted!

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