They are announcing the winner before getting the results, weird, do they think they can repeat the US vs JPN episode? [1] Why are they trying to convince the

They are announcing the winner before getting the results, weird, do they think they can repeat the US vs JPN episode? [1] Why are they trying to convince the public opinion that the US is winning when it's just not the case [2] [1]- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/04/18/sanctions-imposed-on-japan/f0daac66-74fe-4f5c-96ce-3aa08898b4bd/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/04/18/s... [2] - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-cracks-advanced-microchip-technology-171655294.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-cracks-advanced-microch...