>if Humans captured an alien lifeform or an alien probe or a prisoner of war, what do WE do with it...
>We stick it in a room.
Yeah, we would. But we would put it in a room so we could look at it, study it, play with it. Additionally, these are not aliens OR Chinese. They're AI controlled mechanicals. It is just not logical to me that they should choose to "store" another mechanical found on the Martian surface. Why not just blast him or put him in one of the presses or one of the big melting vats?