China Is Not an "Engineering State"
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- Dan Wang's book 'Breakneck' argues that China is an 'engineering state', a claim that is provocative but flawed.
- China's rapid infrastructure development is more a result of its economic growth and communist policies than an 'engineering mindset'.
- The Chinese Communist Party's policies, such as the One Child Policy and zero-Covid, reflect communist ideology rather than engineering principles.
- China's leaders are primarily trained in Marxist-Leninist theory at the Party School, not in engineering, shaping their governance approach.
- The West could learn from China's cost discipline in infrastructure projects, but this does not require an 'engineering state' or communist ideology.
- China's governance is influenced by its communist dictatorship, rapid growth, and developmental state model, not solely by an 'engineering mindset'.