thanks for posting that article.
I do believe they were working on weapons.
I do believe the US knew
I speculate that this entered into the equation when Obama tried to blackmail them into shutting down plants before the US would help since Obama has a kindred spirit with China.
It certainly is a possibility - just about anything is with the thug squatting in the WH. There’s no end to speculation about this incident even to putting into the equation the fact that the Chinese government has admitted to having HAARP technology and using it. A small demonstration was apparently done of their capability at a ceremony at their new Olympic facility. I didn’t see it myself - just read about it.