One wonders to what extent the management of these companies having a background in actual engineering, as opposed to financial engineering, gives them an edge over US companies:
- DJI: MPhil in Electronic and Computer Engineering
- BYD: Chemistry Graduate
- CATL: PhD in Physics
- Huawei: engineering
Maybe a generation of companies who followed the Jack Welch school of management rather than valuing people who used to make stuff, also contributes to the US falling behind across the board?