George Koo mentions that some have characterized the alleged assassination attempt as "kurouji" 苦肉計 (loosely translated as deception via self-inflicted wounds), which Brainysmurf also mentioned. Kurouji (not to be confused with 黑氏, a place in Japan) is supposedly one of the (apocryphal) 36 strategies, of which is said, 三十六計，走為上計 ("of the 36 strategies, leaving is the best").