The issue focused on whether China would continue to restrict space exploration for commercial purposes. China has kept its distance from space exploration as part of its strategy to maintain control over its resources and society. One space analyst told me that space exploration has become more expensive as China has increasingly deployed space hardware and hardware costs have risen. China has turned its back on space exploration as part of its strategy to maintain control over its resources and society. One space analyst told me that space exploration has become more expensive as China has increasingly deployed space