I agreed with you until your last statement. Yes I have huge issues with the Chinese government and automatically carry a bias and skepticisms. I don’t have an issue with Chinese people, especially the westernized Chinese people. I am good friends with a few Chinese people whom I know to have been negatively affected by the Chinese government. I interact with Chinese people every day and I really like their work ethics and some of them make/are good friends.Of course you would question anything coming from China. Your knee jerk reaction is to treat it with skepticism and derision. You choose to demonize the Chinese, for whatever reasons.
This space exploration story seems very complicated and political. I remain skeptical of the Chinese government intentions. This is exciting for space exploration because of competition and will push for advancements. In terms of giving them credit and what is the actual truth will be revealed with time. There is a lot of speculation ATM pertaining to this story. More research and digging deeper is needed to reveal the truth.