...[why] if not against Trump...
Why indeed.
Think Chinese.
Think long game.
Not that long, LONGER!
Here's a possible PLAnned scenario:
When we are thoroughly sick and tired of the muzzle theater and have, as a people, pretty much resolved we won’t be tricked again, that is the time for China to unleash a very deadly virus that has initially mild symptoms after a long infectious period, followed by the the deadly phase.
The powers that be have cried wolf to an imaginary wolf loudly enough and long enough that when we stop listening, the real wolf can easily spread far and wide unimpeded.
Think of it as the Wuhan-two punch.
Expect China to be a black hole of data. Their pre-vaccinated population (they will patiently wait until they have developed an actual vaccine, and have an inventory large enough for at least their entire Han population) will ride out the storm largely unaffected, and they will then have a greater Lebensraum, a whole largely unpopulated planet all their own...
A whole world, complete with farms, factories, roads and bridges, and empty homes.
Better than a neutron bomb, as it's everywhere, not just a few select targets!
If you are investigating a crime the first step is to look at who benefited. All of China’s rivals, the USA, Europe, and India have been badly hit. Economic devastation that is just beginning thanks to the massive debts borrowed to pay for COVID.
China’s 100 year plan is to become the world’s only superpower. The events of 2020 were an enormous help to this plan.