A McKinsey-led think-tank advised China to deepen co-operation between business and the military and push foreign companies out of sensitive industries as part of a project for the central government
Yeah my bet is that the think tank just waved a some paper at them completely unsolicited and got ignored, which is enough for them to say they totally are top advisers
its also pretty racist to even consider it: "Such primitive people can't possibly figure out their national interests, we the civilized west must've advised them"