Should read: " China, the most populated country with the second highest GDP, trumps Elon Musk and James Cameron, two individuals who self funded their own exploration company and project."
What was the cost to China for this stunt $1b, $2b? I bet they paid much more then Elon and James.
"Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for China's manned space missions said the program, which began in 1992, would cost a total of almost 40 billion yuan (US$6.27 billion)."