Having a stricter admissions process just means that you're selecting for higher level of competence to start with. In absolute numbers, China completely dwarfs

Having a stricter admissions process just means that you're selecting for higher level of competence to start with. In absolute numbers, China completely dwarfs the US in terms of STEM graduates. China had 4.7 million recent STEM graduates in 2016, while the U.S. had a mere 568,000. https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/08/future-tech-dominance-china-outnumber-usa-stem-grads-8-to-1-and-by-2030-15-to-1.html https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/08/future-tech-dominance-...