At least China is recognizing it's "problem" of inferior performance on the world stage.  That's the first step.  Whether their measure lead to any improvement remains to be seen.  Looks like their national basketball programs (men's and women's) have regressed over the past decade.  With 1.3 billion people they certainly have the population base to draw talent from.  Some people may say it's just a sport and therefore there are more important things in life, but performance in international competition often reflects perception and reality of a country's fortunes in other areas.  Ex. it's no coincidence that developed countries take home by far the most medals in international sporting competitions.