[dkHasgrI12]

China itself has a PhD and academics glut:

https://www.economist.com/china/2025/11/19/china-has-too-man...

Or maybe the Economist is "trying to sabotage China"?

[pfisherman]

Yes, and they are currently cleaning our clock when it comes to global competition in science and technology.

[whattheheckheck]

See Ray Dalios Changing World Order book

They also have that Let it Rot problem so who knows

[oscaracso]

The Economist only wants what's best for China. (As the article is paywalled, do they discuss the positive externalities of this glut or only the difficult labour market?)