It’s not just the PRC, that’s been the modus operandus of the entire Leftard movement for generations. Create provocations real or imaginary, then pump the propaganda machines. Creating actual dead or wounded victims (causing police or military violent responses) is best of all for leftist “progressive” propaganda, but faking victims works well, too.
When you give victimhood extra moral weight in disputes, you get more manufactured victimhood.
Double digit numbers of teens self-bully online to get sympathy and attention
Cyberbullying’s chilling trend: Teens anonymously target themselves online, study finds
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/11/08/cyberbullings-chilling-trenda-growing-number-teens-anonymously-bullying-themselves-online-study-find/831070001/
There aren’t enough real hate crimes for liberals to justify their demands, so they literally manufacture them.
The literal fake hate crimes list
http://fakehatecrimes.org/