Science Fiction: has China got it right?

My fellow writers Damien G Walter and Mark Charan Newton recently published excellent posts on a topic that has been swirling around my own head for some weeks: the future for science fiction. As both point out, China is now the largest market for science fiction writing. The reason for this is quite astounding. According to Damien:

"China is the world's manufacturing powerhouse. But it doesn't invent or design the things it manufactures… China wants to capture the creativity...