The Strategic Miscalculation of the US: Forty Years of Gains and Losses in China Policy

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In 1978, Deng Xiaoping proposed sending 5,000 students to the US for studies, which was expanded to 100,000 by President Carter. This initiative led to the development of a generation of Chinese engineers, scientists, business elites, and technology managers, who became the cornerstone of China's manufacturing rise.