BA&#x2F;MA in Chinese studies here.  I greatly admire China&#x27;s accomplishments, starting back around 1,000 BC :)<p>China today is on a trajectory of becoming the premier world technological power, simply based on its tremendous energy and drive and respect for learning.<p>The U.S. and Europe are in decline, by comparison. The U.S. in particular is relying heavily on Chinese and other foreign students to keep its science, math, and engineering graduate programs going.  The native U.S. population is lazy and unmotivated by comparison.<p>And tellingly, increasing numbers of Chinese grads are returning to China to work rather than seeking citizenship in the U.S.  Even non-Chinese are flocking to China to start up technology companies, something unheard of a generation or two back.<p>I too hope this doesn&#x27;t turn into some kind of cold war.