I can’t help resist the thought: this was planted for political purposes.
1. If people buy the narrative, it works as anti-China talking points and we continue to villanize China and look for US to step up manufacturing of tech.
2. If it blows up and backfires, we get to villanize journalism as a profession and push for government takeover of media to ensure honest and integrity above profit (eg fakenews).
By planted story, I mean insiders or impostors feeding lies to journalists- tho I would hope Bloomberg would know how to vet a source?
Agree on 2. If only someone in the US administration really hated what he calls "Fake News" by established media and "Made-up anonymous sources".
"Won't anybody think of the poor economy! These unfounded stories are doing direct damage. Disclose your sources to the government or lose your Real News License."
I think you’re both grossly overestimating just how popular this story is beyond the tech world. This is hardly on the radar of most people, and not likely to move them to support any new laws or initiatives.
1. If people buy the narrative, it works as anti-China talking points and we continue to villanize China and look for US to step up manufacturing of tech.
2. If it blows up and backfires, we get to villanize journalism as a profession and push for government takeover of media to ensure honest and integrity above profit (eg fakenews).
By planted story, I mean insiders or impostors feeding lies to journalists- tho I would hope Bloomberg would know how to vet a source?