when you say "invested more in their people"? what do you mean?
if we are talking about education. both country offer free education to its people. College education are not compulsory and free in both countries
And you now changed it to "College education are not compulsory and free in both countries" which is even more wrong..
thank for clarify
>And you now changed it to "College education are not compulsory and free in both countries"
i never change my statement to OP and what's wrong? both countries doesn't offer free College education. one is cheaper doesn't mean its free.
I'll argue, you don't need a lot of techies. you need people with vision like Steve Jobs, Jack Ma...etc. they don't have tech background and yet created giant tech company.
Education in China is also only compulsory through the 8th grade. Only 60% go on to high school.