<i>We had visiting scholars from some of China&#x27;s best institutions</i><p>Which Chinese institutions, studying what subject? And, for that matter, who is &quot;we&quot; here? Is your institution a top destination for overseas visits by Chinese scholars?<p><i>I would like to see these claims motivated by statistics from the Nature Publishing Group&#x27;s journals.</i><p>Mentioning <i>Nature</i> (the place of publication of the thread-opening commentary) is worthwhile. It appears that <i>Nature</i> has had some submissions from China recently that have had to be withdrawn because the peer review process was compromised.[1]<p>[1] &quot;&#x27;Compromised&#x27; peer review hits three papers from Nature Publishing Group&quot; (18 December 2015)<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;retractionwatch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;18&#x2F;compromised-peer-review-hits-three-papers-from-nature-publishing-group&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;retractionwatch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;18&#x2F;compromised-peer-revie...</a>