China intends to reach the moon by 2010. Some here belittle the American moon landing in 1969, proclaiming they will do more than "plant a red flag and pick up rocks," as one space planner put it.They are the ones that would be planting a "red" flag.
Not likely to happen though, the Chinese first have to master the art of driving an automobile, and good peripheral vision is a must when landing on the moon.
In addition, chopsticks are totally useless in zero g.
I am a Western Civilization booster too, but in terms of history the Chinese have alway been the dominant technological power on the planet.