I watched a few in depth reviews about this truck because i was really interested in it (i liked the design at first). I am not sure how this tin can passed ANY safety test, the quality is so shitty, i am really not that surprised something like this happened

The firewall doesnt only exist as a misinformation countermeasure, another big reason is countersurveillance.

I don’t think this is a good idea, there is a reason why it was established in the first place. I don’t think you know how pervasive US propaganda is, there are several news (propaganda) outlets that are specifically targeted toward mainland Chinese people on the western internet, they are directly run or funded by governments or Falun Gong. (Examples: Voice of America China, Epoch Times and many more)