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Examines prospects for personal success and upward social mobility in China in the 1980s. Distinct advantages enjoyed by those in scientific and engineering careers; Political factors that help shape career choice, including Communist Party membership as an asset.

Discusses the report "Framing the Engineering Outsourcing Debate: Placing the United States on a Level Playing Field With China and India," which compares the number of U.S. engineering students to those in developing nations, as of May 1, 2006. Finding of the study concerning the typical comparisons of the number of engineering students; Percentage of Chinese and Indian engineers who can compete in the global arena; Real threat to the U.S. technological edge.