Russia and China are vying for the Moon, should other countries be concerned?

Asked by msh (4270) November 12th, 2015 from iPhone

The moon is a hot commodity of great importance. But then, the US just “One small” stepped, planted some flags, hit some golf balls, abandoned a whole bunch of garbaged jungle gym structures, and left.
Russia is, right now, shooting for the Moon. It see’s great potential for defense weaponry on a more permanent basis.
China is also going for broke trying to reach the Moon, in order to garner the mineral harvesting rights.
There was some buzz about their combining efforts towards developing a ‘station’ on the surface of the Moon, for a central point for all incoming ( think Branson’s Space Jet) crafts, and for any mass quanities of materials to be returned to the Earth.
Eventually, there are plans to build a section of this base-station for the scientists of these countries to conduct ‘science experiments’ without the restraints of the Earth’s atmosphere. No one has publicly stated that such work would also not be guided by any constraints or rules, as on Earth.

What is your opinion?
Should such plans be tempered by any world governance bodies?
Should China be allowed to claim all rights to any elements found on the entire Moon’s surface?
Do you wish Russia to have such a ‘base’ for defense purposes?
Does the thought of non-regulated scientific experiments being worked upon, unchecked, cause any concerns for anyone?
What are ‘we’ going to do?
Does anyone have the right to do anything towards stopping such developments?