Three Nature Magazine graphs show just how fast and far China is racing past the West in scientific research, the greenhouse for development and innovation.

Above: Westerners like to say that China’s research does not have the “quality” of their work, but the first graph states, “high-quality” science papers.

Above: chemistry is the foundation for material sciences, energy, medicine and on and on.

Above: Chinese institutions have blown past such historical heavweights as MIT and CalTech. It’s a changed world!