On September 10, Qi Jing Auto issued an official statement in response to an online screenshot indicating that the "Qi Jing GX7 media group inadvertently shared content pertaining to Xiaomi Pengcheng's offensive and defensive strategies." The company clarified that this incident stemmed from an operational oversight, where an employee mistakenly forwarded internal work-related information to the media group and subsequently dissolved the group in a hasty manner. Qi Jing Auto further elaborated that the term 'offense-defense' is an internal jargon employed for the purpose of information surveillance, comparative analysis, and factual verification of rival products. It emphasized that this terminology does not connote any premeditated offensive actions or derogatory remarks aimed at competitors.
