For context, this is an example of how China talking points are positioned and then disseminated within the United States.
Find individuals whose positions mirrors that of the Beltway consensus and also provides for a useful foil to those looking for an external party to blame.
It need not matter if that individual has been completely wrong for two full decades. So long as his message remains intact - even if wrong - he/she will always have access to a mic.
This exhibit below, Mr Gordon Chang is but one of many examples.
