>>53332330China is currently going through a massive population decline, due to the one child policy and an excess of men. (This is one mirrored by Japan and a lot of East asian countries, and Russia and the West to a lesser extent)
They also have some very *ahem* "free form" views on genetic modification, and the ethics surrounding human experimentation/rights.
Point being, there's a need, and the capability to do something about it, if you catch my meaning.
They're probably going to make something fucked up like lobotomised catgirl slaves, or H.R Giger embryonic tanks for mass fertilisation of sub-human laborers before they do something cool like make a lucario.
And if they did, they would probably be a little bit neurotic and might snap after realising their sole purpose for being was to serve as a emotional and sexual outlet.
But hey, a man can dream.