I suppose I'll get in line and say this is a very thorough, very thought-provoking post. As a layperson, I just kind of ASSUME that something so visible in the night sky and so AVAILABLE to anyone with a telescope to look at, that certainly any secrets it might have have long since been plundered.
Apparently not. I wouldn't have expected to look forward to a Chinese lunar landing, but I'm kind of curious to see what their peek at the dark side will uncover. Or what they'll tell us.
Relying on you to keep us posted on your interpretation of their disinformation! :)