Does the People's Republic of China only care about economic, military and technological power and, therefore, only invests in projects that are related to those areas?

I had a discussion on another chamber where the main topic was the, People's Republic of China's efforts on reviving, the now, extinct species of the, woolly mammoth and the, giant panda species, the, giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is an endangered species, but the, PRC government invests, a lot, of capital on, the breeding program of the giant panda, or so it seems.<br>The breeding program of the giant panda exists, since, the year 1958 and, the first successfully, captive-bred giant panda, was, born, in the year 1963.<br>I have, researched, the topic, but I could, not find the total amount of, money, that the, PRC government has invested, in the program, since, the year 1958.<br>The PRC invests, a lot, of, money, in the breeding program of the giant panda, so that the, giant panda population, does not, go extinct, like the woolly mammoths has, gone extinct.<br>Or does, the PRC government invest, a lot, of, money, in the breeding program of the giant panda, because, the giant panda is, a symbol, of the People's Republic of China and, also, one of the most charismatic, animals, on this planet and, therefore, the People's Republic of China wants, to keep the, giant panda alive?<br>However, I do not, understand, why the, PRC government invests, a lot, of, money, on the breeding program of the giant panda, but not, enough, money, on projects, that are more, important, than, the breeding program of the giant panda, like feeding, the, poor, people, of China and, housing, the homeless, people, of China.<br>In some, parts, of China, there, are, millions, of, people, that, live, in, extreme, poverty, and, millions, of, people, that, live, in, shantytowns, and, millions, of, people, that, live, on, the streets.<br>And, yet, the PRC government has, invested a lot, of, money, on, the breeding program of the giant panda, since, the year 1958.<br>And, the PRC government, has, invested, millions, of dollars, on, the, de-extinction, of the woolly mammoths, via, the gene-editing technology, CRISPR, since, the year 2016.<br>In the year 2016, the, Harvard, geneticist, George Church, announced, that, he, wanted, to, bring, the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool and, he partnered, with, the, biotech, company Colossal Biosciences, to, make, that, possible.<br>The woolly mammoths, went, extinct, 4,000, years, ago, due, to, the, climate change, that, happened, at, that, time, period, and, the hunting, of, the woolly mammoths, by, human beings.<br>On, the, 25th, of September, 2021, the, biotech, company Colossal Biosciences, announced, that, they, had, secured, $15 million, in, funding, for, their, project, of, bringing, the, woolly mammoths, back, to life.<br>On, the, 9th, of, October 2021, the, biotech, company Colossal Biosciences, announced, that, they, had, secured, $60 million, in, funding, from, investors, for, their, project.<br>On, the, 29, of July, 2022, the, biotech, company Colossal Biosciences, announced, they, had, secured, $60 million, in funding, from investors.<br>The biotech, company Colossal Biosciences, may, have secured, a lot, of, money, from, investors, but, it, is, unlikely, that the, biotech, company Colossal Biosciences, will, ever, bring, the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, because, it, is, not, possible, to, bring, an, extinct, species, back, to life, via, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool.<br>But, let us, suppose, that the biotech company, Colossal Biosciences, is successful, in, bringing, the woolly mammoths, back, to life.<br>Then, the PRC government could, import, the cloned, woolly mammoths, from, the USA, and, release, the cloned, woolly mammoths, in, a controlled, environment, so that the, cloned, woolly mammoths, do, not, harm, the, Chinese, people, and, the, cloned, woolly mammoths, do, not, harm, the wildlife, of China.<br>However, I do not, understand, why the, PRC, government, wants, to, bring the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via, the CRISPR-Cas9, gene-editing tool, when, there, are, millions, of, people, in, China, that, live, in, extreme, poverty, and, millions, of, people, in, China, that, live, in shantytowns, and, millions, of, people, in, China, that, live, on, the streets.<br>The People's Republic of China should, invest, the, $15 million, that they, invested, in the, project, of bringing, the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, on, feeding, the, poor, people, of China, and, the, $60 million, that they, invested, in the, project, of bringing, the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, on, housing, the homeless, people, of China.<br>But, the PRC, government, has, invested, millions, of dollars, in, the breeding program, of the, giant panda, since, the year, 1958, and, millions, of, dollars, on, the, project, of bringing, the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via the, CRISPR, gene-editing tool, since, the year 2016.<br>However, I do not, understand, why, the, People's Republic of China, only, cares, about, economic, military, and technological power, and, therefore, only, invests, in, projects, that, are, related, to, those, areas.<br>Why, does, the PRC, government, invest, millions, of dollars, on, the breeding program, of the, giant panda, but not, enough, money, on, projects, that, are, more, important, than, the breeding program of the, giant panda, like feeding, the, poor, people, of China, and, housing, the homeless, people, of China?<br>Or, why, does the PRC government, invest, millions, of dollars, on, the, project, of bringing, the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via, the CRISPR-Cas9, gene-editing tool, but not, enough, money, on, projects, that, are, more, important, than, the, project, of bringing, the woolly mammoths, back, to life, via the CRISPR-Cas9, gene-editing tool, like feeding, the poor, people, of China and, housing, the homeless, people, of China?<br>&#x200B;