<p>Resources. Think of it this way. Chinese population was listed to be 1.3billion last year, US population was listed to be 300 million. So they have 4 times more people to educate than we do, and we still have trouble funding universities with far more resources and money than China.</p>
<p>Not to mention, most of the population is far too poor. 50% of China is still comparable to third-world countries. They’re working on bettering the economy and opening up but it’s a long process.</p>