[jacquesm]

You are assuming you have full insight into what the board is capable of.

[ajsnigrutin]

What part don't I have insight into? At least the parts that could be exploited by china in some way that would affect me, and couldn't be detected?

[jacquesm]

Google 'the thing' and tell me that you could have predicted what it was and how it worked. Hardware is finicky in that way: you look at one thing it can be quite another.