I'm hesitant to immediately brand China as "the enemy" or even "an enemy" in Fenspace, because the Yellow Peril has a long and really unpleasant history in sci-fi and of all the great legacies of fandom I think we can leave that one the hell behind, thanks.
So. With that in mind, let's get rolling.
Chinese foreign policy abandons The Conquest Of Space(tm) early on, way moreso than say, the US or Russia. The Fen gain too much of a foothold too quickly for the Chinese to make any big moves without starting something. Instead the focus is on creating and maintaining trade links between China and Fenspace - they're one of the leading suppliers of Stuff in the world, and we all know Fen love their Stuff.
Diplomatically, well, China don't love the Fen and the Fen don't love China. Above and beyond elaborate pranks like the Great Train Escape, Fenspace has a tendency to cut into key Chinese markets: asteroid mining messes with the price of rare earths, and Fen supplying sustainable wavetech Stuff to the developing world fucks over Chinese efforts in Africa and elsewhere. None of this endears Fenspace to the PRC.
Internally I think Dartz has the right of it: the Chinese government will emphasize the internal use of wavetech for prestige projects - maybe not a supertall skyscraper but an arcology of some sort - as well as for things like national defense. At least one branch of the PLA will be over 50% wavetech by 2030. Chinese companies will have access to certain strains for dispersal into the population - waved goods will be a big thing for the average consumer, as well as a major export product.
..which is about where the inspiration falters for the moment, so I'll leave it here.
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
So. With that in mind, let's get rolling.
Chinese foreign policy abandons The Conquest Of Space(tm) early on, way moreso than say, the US or Russia. The Fen gain too much of a foothold too quickly for the Chinese to make any big moves without starting something. Instead the focus is on creating and maintaining trade links between China and Fenspace - they're one of the leading suppliers of Stuff in the world, and we all know Fen love their Stuff.
Diplomatically, well, China don't love the Fen and the Fen don't love China. Above and beyond elaborate pranks like the Great Train Escape, Fenspace has a tendency to cut into key Chinese markets: asteroid mining messes with the price of rare earths, and Fen supplying sustainable wavetech Stuff to the developing world fucks over Chinese efforts in Africa and elsewhere. None of this endears Fenspace to the PRC.
Internally I think Dartz has the right of it: the Chinese government will emphasize the internal use of wavetech for prestige projects - maybe not a supertall skyscraper but an arcology of some sort - as well as for things like national defense. At least one branch of the PLA will be over 50% wavetech by 2030. Chinese companies will have access to certain strains for dispersal into the population - waved goods will be a big thing for the average consumer, as well as a major export product.
..which is about where the inspiration falters for the moment, so I'll leave it here.
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"