All the comments so far are great, and for me, understandable. What gets me is why China would poke the US government for all these months? What is it that our

All the comments so far are great, and for me, understandable. What gets me is why China would poke the US government for all these months? What is it that our government isn't telling us? Is it an advantage for China to alienate one of the largest economies on Earth? Does China realize that to wake up the average American "bear" is a really bad idea, especially in these crazy political times?!?