Good technological advancement relies on good old money. Only rich countries can afford to achieve technological advancement. That's why China is overtaking a

Good technological advancement relies on good old money. Only rich countries can afford to achieve technological advancement. That's why China is overtaking all Western countries at present. China has lots of ready cash reserves, the West not so much. (One nameless country is 32 Trillion Dollars in debt. You can't come back from that level of debt.)