Re: Good.
I agree with this.
Sadly I think it is at least plausible that China will win the space race: they just haven't won it yet: it turns out the west declared victory half a century too early.
(Same for the cold war: we thought we'd won in 1990, but we just completely underestimated the Russians' ability to retreat further than anyone thought possible and accept losses greater than anyone thought possible before finally winning. Not the first time that mistake has been made.)