oh well. What do I know? Made sense when I wrote it.
I'm not intending to be critical, but I sat and thunk for a minute what space technology America might have that somebody would want. Anybody that wants to rent a ride can pick and choose between several good civilian boosters. The security gaffe that Loral committed was related to missile guidance, but the cat is out of the bag on that. The hybrid rocket from Thiokol was just testfired, but that's 60-year old technology.
If China wants to do this, nothing is stopping them except their own budget.