Bloomberg lied to serve US political interests because the US is terrified that China is legitimately competitive and is playing dirty. They're doing the same thing with Huawei now.
Why do that to a company based in San Jose? Much more likely it is just bad reporting, compounded by tech ignorance. The US government is very open about its critique of Huawei, why would they secretly and illegitimately attack Supermicro, Apple, and Amazon?
Because - as noted in the article - the practical effect of this story is that now people are worried about supply chains involving China, not that people are worried about Supermicro in particular. And selling this story on multiple fronts, official and unofficial, seems most effective.
And allowing negative side effects for domestic companies as collateral damage to harm other countries is standard practice; see e.g. visa policy. US companies can't hire the best workers, but it's okay because it helps the US government's political goals.
