Aren't media outlets in China owned by the government? If that's the case, this means that the Chinese are softening up for bitcoin and could potentially issue yet another statement regarding their support for bitcoin and other related services. Or it could just be another statement to piss off the Americans, knowing that the USD has been pretty much weakening as days are passing by. Either way, the Chinese are planning to get involved by prepping up the media, and releasing such statements just helps with that.
Yeah mostly, but I more so see this as a one off, the Chinese government doesn't like their people being able to move money freely and they don't like them investing out of anything in China. They are complete opposite of what a country open to bitcoin would be like.