What a surprise, they're looking for MORE natural resources to fuel their rampant economic growth!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25356603
China is set to land a robotic rover on the surface of the Moon, a major step in the Asian superpower's ambitious programme of space exploration.
On Saturday afternoon (GMT), a landing module will undergo a powered descent, using thrusters to perform the first soft landing on the Moon in 37 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25356603

Stop reminding me how desperate I am to get stoned, fuck sake