Quite impressive, Darkness. How come you got such a high score when the result is fairly similar to my Aztec game? It's only eight turns sooner and you didn't even have the entire continent until a few turns before the end.
Anyway, I just finished as China with the best result by far, so far. I actually launched a spaceship, but gained a domination victory before it reached Alpha Centauri.
This proves that China really is highly advantaged, especially compared to the Khmer, who notably start close to China.
Poor Beam...