“The idea makes no sense,” the general secretary said. “Does anyone truly believe the Americans are stupid enough to sink a Chinese ship off their own coast—and then prove themselves magnanimous enough to rescue our personnel?” General Ma gave a sullen nod. “It would be a mistake to put anything past the American CIA. I would not be surprised if they were behind the bombing of the subway construction site.” The foreign minister interjected. “We are referring to that as a gas explosion, are we not?” “Of course, of course,” Ma said. “But we in this room are all aware Uyghur separatists were
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