Why China Builds Faster Than America & The Rest of the World

China’s “engineers-in-charge” model turbocharges mega-projects—from high-speed rail to EV factories—by cutting through legal red tape, while the US’s “lawyerly” approach often gets bogged down in risk-averse, process-heavy governance. Dan Wang debunks Western myths about surveillance, social credit and imminent collapse, and shows how Chinese manufacturing muscle coexists with American capital-market dominance.

His prescription? The US could supercharge progress with about 20% more engineers on deck, and China would thrive by weaving in roughly 50% more rights-protecting legalism—a blend of speed and accountability that might just be the world’s next powerhouse combo.

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