I really don't understand what can be the very reason why China would still allot some time and resources just to make a statement like that. They already kicked Bitcoin out of China so why still wade into it. Can it because they know that the government of China has not actually stamped out Bitcoin from the people...meaning that there still some number of Chinese who continually believe and hold Bitcoin? Frankly speaking, I am also getting discouraged with Bitcoin but if I have the money to do so maybe I would be buying more BTC because with this statement coming from China the opposite is actually coming: BTC will soon be gaining grounds and not grind to zero!
Many Chinese people are still using Bitcoin/crypto illegally. That's why the Chinese authorities keep the FUD propaganda. They simply cannot stop all the crypto enthusiasts in from using cryptocurrencies.
The seconds reason is pushing the digital yuan, by trying to FUD on the cryptocurrencies.
I wonder why the Chinese FUDsters are so focused on Bitcoin. BTC is the most stable and secure cryptocurrency(by stable I mean that the blockhain is stable, not the price). BTC price might never go down to zero. The FUDsters should be focused on the shitcoins, because the shitcoins are the real problem of the crypto world, not Bitcoin.