China has swept headlines with its recent space agenda and engineering efforts, including the world’s fastest supercomputer and bullet train, the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, and plans for a new space station and satellites that may visit Mars.
It’s a fresh indication of the growing science and technology prowess of the world’s most populated country, and experts fear China could soon eclipse the U.S. in the race for tech supremacy.
The National Academy of Engineers released a recent report illustrating the dire state of domestic science and technology, which called our inability to keep up with China "a coming storm"; the report is so bleak that it was subtitled "Rapidly Approaching Category 5." Charles M. Vest, president of the NAE, told FoxNews.com that the U.S. is still the dominant leader in science and technology -- but he fears a downslide is coming.
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Author: Alec Liu
