As you were saying ...
"... indicating that both companies have received loans from the Chinese government - the implication clearly being that anyone who accepts a loan will be in thrall of their creditor."
I have been saying this all along, about these very same politicians (and all the rest) whose campaigns are funded by corporations and special interests. Of course with the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which permitted unlimited campaign contributions by corporations and unions, all transparency about who funded what is now gone.