For what it's worth, I offer this summary of a study about Chinese and American education. Even though Chinese students know a heck of a lot more science, they can't reason scientifically any better than their American counterparts.

I confess I don't know a lot about China, and so my preference to live in almost any Western country and not in China may be biased by ignorance, but... would you prefer to live in China, or another authoritarian state but whose management would be experts in various fields? Do you honestly think such a state would be better at various important parameters of societal welfare?

A final point: while congressfolk may be less competent than we might wish, actual state managers - civil servants in high positions - are often accredited veterans in their fields.