Let them.
Ever dollar they spend getting to the Moon, is a dollar they won’t be spending on military build-up or terrorist assisting...............
Going to the moon is a military build up. It’s very much the “High Ground”! I doubt they will make many simplistic virtue signaling statements about being there for “all mankind”. There will be a serious effort to militarize it. It’s the ultimate way to express hegemony over the barbarian powers and show the superiority of the Middle Kingdom under Heaven.
Hey, RB, peaceful trips to the moon refine ICBM technology, not to mention hypersonic capable craft.
I think the US is much better placed to return to the moon than China.
Space X is the natural choice.