Agreed, It should be a long term mission otherwise Chinese missions as impressive as it is won't be able to outshine Apollo ones but still machines does the job better sending a rover equipped with 3d printer makes more sense than sending half a dozen astronautsYou need at least a certain amount of astronauts to make a viable base.
Otherwise all you will get is a flag and footprints mission like Apollo.
Nope, they don't. And probably won't be able to achieve anywhere near the same capability as humans in foreseeable future.machines does the job better
Demonstration and verification of the Tengyun horizontal takeoff, horizontal landing (HTHL) spacecraft is to be completed by 2025. Tengyun is understood to be unrelated to an apparent September ‘’ test launched by a Long March 2F.