Political Will Leads China To Space; Could Spark Asian 'Space Race'

What's interesting to note is that China could care less about racing anyone to anything. China's mission to Space is all about long term profit potential. Who's going to make the first dollar from Helium3 mining? Who's going to operate the first orbiting commercial Space Station? Who's going to found the first colony on Mars?
My money is on the nation with the most 'political will' to make those things happen. And right now, that's China.
American political leaders better wake-up and smell the bottled oxygen, before we're the ones playing catch-up.