age nexbis article, page-11

1. NBS imply they know little about CITP but they fronted up with $5m performance bond.

2. The departed Houston when allegedly previously questioned about CITP/TPID/Mckay/Sandington connections denied it all & said an incredible amount of due diligence was done.

3. pa you quote ... "China National Gas Tank project for China Inspection True Product Technology Ltd (CITP) (formerly known as General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) in the People’s Republic of China" ... CITP antecedent surely was not the moniker suggested(?) which implies it was a Govt owned entity? An typo or something lost (or gained) in translation

4. In the modern age dissembling is breaking down the facts into a list - taking the facts you like & ignoring the other stuff. Lawyers & politicians are great at it - they get offended if you said they were fibing or even being deceptive! ;-)