Tan Mintao highlighted some possible reasons behind China’s efficiency in implementing ambitious projects:

　　中国强制拆迁的事件层出不穷，而且多是以行政权压制公民个人私权取胜，这种视公民权利于不顾的举动和做法，我想美国人恐怕想得到，但做不到，因为，你们有法律为公民撑腰。

　　Forced demolitions are common in China. Citizens’ rights are sacrificed in face of administrative pressures. I am afraid this heavy-handedness through the neglect of rights is impracticable for the Americans， because their citizens are protected by the rule of law.

　　#2 Education Matters

　　The second lesson is the strong emphasis placed by the Chinese government and families on basic education， crucial for the economic health of the country. Quoting William McCahill， former deputy chief of mission in the US embassy in Beijing:

　　Fundamentally， they are getting the basics right， particularly in math and science. We need to do the same. Their kids are often ahead of ours.

　　The article also quotes Nick Reilly， a top executive at General Motors in Shanghai:

　　It all starts with the emphasis families put on the importance of education. That puts pressure on the government to deliver a decent system.

　　Xu Ben mentioned some practical difficulties for the US to improve its education system:

　　教师与学区是有工作合同的，其权利充分受到法律保护，谁也不能命令他们无报酬地加班加点。因此，延长学期就必须增加教师的报酬，而这又必须通过正规的预算和拨款程序，得到全体选民的正式认可才行。

　　The teacher-school relationship is guided by contracts. With protection by law， no one can order teachers to commit to unpaid overtime. Therefore， lengthening of the school term has to be accompanied by rise in teachers’ compensation， which means a process of budget expansion and approval by all electorates.