China has no hope of doing anything. The depth of their innovative ability is far too poor, to surmount all the challenges of space faring. China's government and economic system just doesnt create sufficient incentive or accountability for astronauts to feel safe. All the Chinese astronauts (like the Russian astronauts), know their tech is unreliable and pretty crappy. They just put on a brave face. Then they die horribly.
America definitely has its flaws (Columbia and Challenger), but the American system is far more accountable and open. Also, Xi Jinping will have to go through a roughly 5 year period of alzheimers, and he isn't going to resign. So China's tech is largely stuck during that decade.
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China has no hope of doing anything. The depth of their innovative ability is far too poor, to surmount all the challenges of space faring. China's government and economic system just doesnt create sufficient incentive or accountability for astronauts to feel safe. All the Chinese astronauts (like the Russian astronauts), know their tech is unreliable and pretty crappy. They just put on a brave face. Then they die horribly.
America definitely has its flaws (Columbia and Challenger), but the American system is far more accountable and open. Also, Xi Jinping will have to go through a roughly 5 year period of alzheimers, and he isn't going to resign. So China's tech is largely stuck during that decade.