The overall evaluation of Sino-US competitiveness in S&T -- Comparison of Sino-US human resources in science and technology -- Comparing Sino-US competitiveness in science and technology expenditure -- Comparing the Sino-US scientific research papers output -- Comparing the Sino-US patent output...

It is found that patents in China are highly clustered in two groups of provinces: one is the economically fast growing coastal provinces, and the other is inland provinces with large bases of populations, while degree of spatial concentration of patents is declining over time. It is also...