I would be suprised if there wasn't a pro china vote manipulation/propaganda campaign on hn. This story was posted 2 hours ago with 183 points, and dropped off the front page like a rock. Meanwhile there are stories from 6 hours ago with less than 100 points still on the front page.

OTOH Who Owns Huawei? (ssrn.com), posted last friday evening seemed to stay up without any issues. Perhaps even shills need to take a break?