If you are writing English from China or elsewhere in Asia, you will want your reader to read your article or book with respect as if it were written by a native English speaker. Phrases that sound foreign or unnatural may distract a reader or cause her to take your conclusions less seriously than they deserve. I know about this because when I write in Ch1inese, I make the same kinds of mistakes in reverse so that to a native speaker of Chinese, I sound like a foreigner. 如果你是中国学家，想写学术文章发表在西方学术期刊，我会将你的初稿变成自然的英文。