Hey, that hundred mil could have paid off a half dozen RAT traitors in congress for the real inside scoop!
The politicians in Congress are mostly paid actors who recite the scripts they are given from their sponsors. They don't have any "inside scoop". Besides, the Chinese already own many of the key players.
Making the USA look stupid and inept in a drama production before a world audience is worth a lot to the Chinese. It can be done cheaply because the current rulers of the USA are stupid and inept. It's time for them to go away.