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Antonellis, Robert and William S. Murray. "China's Space Program: The Dragon Eyes the Moon (and Us)." Orbis. (Fall 2003): 645-652. [ 1 reference ]

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China's Space Program Driven by Desire for National Prestige
 
Beijing views U.S. military power in the Pacific as an impediment to
China's aspiration of becoming the dominant regional power. Beijing is
modernizing and expanding China's military capabilities not only to
keep an increasingly independent Taiwan in line, but also to
effectively deny the U.S. military the ability to operate against
China or its interests in Asia. Chinese military planners have
realized that area denial operations require the conduct of
space-based surveillance and the other dual-use benefits of space
technology. The Dragon is eyeing the moon because the Dragon is also
eyeing us.
Antonellis, Robert and William S. Murray. "China's Space Program: The Dragon Eyes the Moon (and Us)." Orbis. (Fall 2003): 645-652. [ 1 reference ] [ page 652 ]