2 good articles re whether or not China is capable of spawning innovation. We know there is small scale innovation everywhere, but they don't seem to spawn the "disruptive" kind of innovation. This article paints a rosey picture of China's ability to innovate: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-woetzel/china-strength-innovation_b_8359026.html This one is more practical: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-doctoroff/innovation-in-china-promi_b_8319538.html To their credit, I think they run with what they can do and are lending on road and dam building projects everywhere. I am not sure the culture can produce the revolutionary innovators and inventors, however. Thinking outside the big box is not a value there.