But what would it say about us
if we had to bum a ride to the moon with the Chinese? We are more than capable of going there on our own.
It seems to me that the Chinese, unlike Western countries, has a vision of the future and their place in it. They want to set history right by undoing the short sighted mistakes made by their Emperor in the 15th century. An error in judgment that derailed China's golden age. The Chinese have a hunger that we no longer have, the "eye of the tiger" so to speak.
Here's a good article on what we could be facing in the next several decades.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/822939.asp?0cb=-f1j113186