How is China planning to build on its ‘engineer dividend’ in tech war with US? - South China Morning Post
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Sherry Wangin BeijingPublished: 10:00pm, 5 Oct 2026Updated: 12:57am, 6 Oct 2026As China seeks to build on its “engineer dividend” – the advantage created by a vast pool of engineers built up over decades – it is directing more talent towards artificial intelligence and other hi-t...
Sherry Wangin BeijingPublished: 10:00pm, 5 Oct 2026Updated: 12:57am, 6 Oct 2026As China seeks to build on its “engineer dividend” – the advantage created by a vast pool of engineers built up over decades – it is directing more talent towards artificial intelligence and other hi-tech fields central to its competition with the US.
But Beijing has a narrow window to act, an education expert said, with the number of students entering the country’s higher education system expected to peak in the coming years before entering a longer-term decline.
Last month, the Ministry of Education announced plans to expand undergraduate enrolment at the country’s top universities by 76,000 places between 2027 and 2030.
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