That’s how the Chinese roll.
its one of the inherent flaws of Chinese communist state-directed "capitalism."
Everything is political
All spending/investment is based on bureaucratic/hierachical/political decisions
Individual responsibility is extremely risky to one's political well-being
The vast numbers of chinese engineers and brains are nullified by zero risk-taking, no individuality, and zero-sum game mentality
Copying what's already worked is the safest path