[wenc]

I hear you, but most of the metrics used were normalized (to GDP, R&D $, population, share).

Maybe on a normalized basis the picture looks a little different?

Also, totally unrelated, and I've never been to China, but based on the observations of Connie Chan (of Andreesen-Horowitz), it seems China has a bunch of innovations in the retail space [1] that most Americans aren't aware of. US innovation is still dominant no doubt, but I'm always fascinated by innovations that we don't hear about because it gives us a sense of perspective in the world.

[1] https://a16z.com/2017/02/06/china-trends-2016-2017/