I think we're on the same page in terms of articles. Discussions like this can only help others clear the fog. Thanks, keep it up!!

Agreed, though it's my fault for having posted an assumption based on memory of what I thought I had read.

I really need to remember to focus strictly on facts, rather than speculation or fallible memory, though I think it doesn't matter. Regardless of which is fact or fiction, it doesn't really affect the principle that you're correct in that this was unlikely something nefarious and much more likely either a deliberate act by someone trying to make some money on the side through questionable means (because China) or just shear chance.