WTF is this [anti-] Chinese fetish?
IIRC (as much as I care to R == not enough to search for the passage, obv.) the article Doug posted, suggested that the C. had discovered a few places and, unlike the marauding Occidentals - decided it wasn't worth pursuing the matter. Or.. maybe the factoids got lost within some internecine warfare du jour.
You IIRC - deemed that, if they didn't call in the Developers / Conslutants / Entrepren{ugh}eurs in full cavalry attire to oust the new-found natives, pillage, appropriate and Own Them:
~"It Wasn't Really a Fucking Discovery"
Or something Like that. Then ya called him a Commie-lover or some such, for believing that the story just might harbour a smidgeon of Truth.
Dunno but.. perspicuous gargantuan grouchery notwithstanding -
Pshaw comes to mind.
Maybe it's Chernobyl fallout.. didn't just zap the reindeer?
If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush.
Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill