...
Actually lots of Americans are behind the transfer of wealth to China.
Are they heck. They're scared stiff of the Chinese.
They've cancelled the moon Constellation program, nearly all future Outer Planetary Exploration programs are being canceled, no extension to the International Space Station despite the budget hasn't been cut for NASA like they make it out to be.
All efforts are being streamlined on sending a man to the fourth planet or landing one on the planet before the Chinese achieve such a feat.
A return to the Moon would send NASA back to square one – Bolden | NASASpaceFlight.com
That's just one example.