"In contrast, China’s R&D spending reached $410 billion in 2016—more than Japan and Germany. China graduated 5 million STEM graduates—almost 10 times the U.S. number. Can we call it a race if one side appears strolling and not to be running? Additionally, our best researchers spend a third of their time not doing research but filling out forms and applying for a shrinking pool of grants (a remarkable inefficiency, like having the star players of a major league baseball team sweep the field rather than practice and play ball). The Chinese do not have these problems and provide immense, consistent support for research and education. "

Is China getting 10x results for their 10x spending?