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China had no confidence to launch probe to Mars using its own launcher ....
The US Congress in 2011 banned NASA from cooperating in any way with CNSA. China thus has to build its own deep space tracking network. By 2015 China would be able to launch a probe to Mars.
As Space explorations gets advanced ....there is increased reliance on robotics ...the very reason why US and Russia reduced manned space activities and increased robotic missions is that there is nothing useful to be gained from manned missions that robotic missions can't !
The major purpose of space exploration is for more lebensram beyond planet Earth. Unless people all turn into robots sometime in the future, manned space missions is vital to colonizing space with people.