Targeting mars

A new book says a growing army of engineers is helping China advance in cutting-edge technologies. Andrew Moody reports.

Max von Zedtwitz believes the Chinese may not only be the first to land a person on Mars but also the first to cure cancer.

The managing director of the Center for Global R & D Management and Innovation (in short, Glorad), a research and development think tank, says the sheer number of science and engineering graduates being churned out by Chinese universities could dramatically speed up innovation.