So China's (1.4 bil and dropping) smart people vs the rest of the world's smart people (6-7 bil). And China doesn't get easy stepping stones when it wants by stealing secrets from western companies, uni's, and the us military.
Lets go.
Lets go.
Universities get these students to pay full tuition. Professors get graduate workhorses for research. Companies get cheap labor, low environmental standards, etc so they get a larger profit margin on their widget.
China does have a sphere of influence but the total population of china + friends is well below 3 billion people and will continue to drop as a percentage of the world population.