So like attorneys and business people you hold back and don’t reveal what you know. What better way to get a verdict or a deal? So assuming they are not idiots which might be hard to believe I know, they wanted to see China’s response. So instead of accepting culpability they lied and tried to blame the US, etc. so they showed their hand.
In response Trump and Pompeo chose to drop the hammer on China. Either way China loses. Because they have been exposed to the world. It’s not just the US that is pissed.
You may just believe they are idiots and that’s your right.
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