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The pile of shit itself: https://web.archive.org/web/20181009013621/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies
Reddit reaction: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/duplicates/9lac9k/china_used_a_tiny_chip_in_a_hack_that_infiltrated/
(posted on reddit more than a hundred times, over 5000 comments spread out on every thread, back in 2018 this was a huge story... all bullshit)
Article detailing the aftermath: https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/10/04/editorial-a-year-later-bloomberg-silently-stands-by-its-big-hack-icloud-spy-chip-story
It really is this transparent when we look back at it all.
I cant comment on this story, but there have been instances of companies (not nations) setting up malware and spyware within the chipsets of things like android TV boxes. Sometimes the code is there to disguise lower specs and sell as higher spec online. Linus Tech Tips did a thing on it, as did a few other tech experts in the media.
Thats the issue we should be worried about. China doesnt need to hack anything in reality. We post everything online anyway.