Speaking of China's spies, do U.S. spies have any idea how much China actually spends regarding space? Here's a brand new excerpt from the (substantially Lockheed-sponsored) Washington Post which claims we're in the dark on the issue:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38158-2003Oct16.html

"China's desires to roar into space are constrained by a tight budget. Xie said China has spent $2.2 billion over the past 11 years on its program, in comparison to NASA's annual $15 billion. Four previous unmanned space launches cost $100 million apiece, he said. The launch of Shenzhou 5, or Divine Vessel 5, carrying astronaut Yang, cost $120 million, Xie said, "but that is natural because there was a person aboard." Chinese budgetary statistics, particularly involving operations that are controlled by the military, such as the space program, are often artificially low. China's real defense budget, for example, is believed to be as much as three to four times higher than the one it publicly acknowledges."