Re China.
I have thought for a long time that once China has enough Gold, they will blow up the scums games….statements like that from senior officials are not spin, they are signals.
When they opened Beijing for Imports, they deliberately stated it was to disguise how much they import, again a signal, there was no need to say it.
As of now though, they just sit back and can’t believe how stupid the west hasĀ become.