See:
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/02/20/us_could_see_its_advantage_in_technology_slip_away/
"China now graduates four times as many engineers as the United States, while the European Union countries graduate three times as many. At the same time, the US lead is slipping in technology patents and science and engineering doctoral degrees. Emerging nations are also becoming adept at capitalizing on technologies invented in the developed world."
As teenagers say: Well, duh.
- Jed
