"Our company is promoting wireless charging stations in the Shanghai market to meet the needs of the people in the Yangtze River Delta city group area…
"For the international markets, the Chinese side encourages Chinese companies to abide by local laws and regulations, to be an enterprise with a sense of international responsibility, that meets the expectations of the local community.
"Our company is doing honest work, and we do not have ulterior motives.
"We will pay close attention to the progress and take necessary measures."
The camera lights flashed at the press conference.
The spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce spoke to a crowd of domestic and foreign reporters.
Their announcement was a declaration of war, a warning for a counterattack.
In fact, the counterattack had already begun before the press conference.