News that the patents for wireless charging and lithium-air battery technology would be bundled together sent shockwaves around the world.
The statement from the U.S. Department of Commerce, in particular, pushed the story to the peak of public attention.
As new energy stocks fluctuated wildly on markets around the world, everyone waited for Starry Sky Technology's response. Everyone also waited to see what would come of the U.S. Department of Commerce's promise to "closely monitor" the situation.
Yet at this turbulent juncture, Starry Sky Technology acted as though it had heard nothing and released the technical details of the "SH Standard" right on schedule.
The S came from the first letter of Starry Sky Technology's registered English name, while the H came from Huawei HiSilicon. Together, the two letters were also an abbreviation for Shanghai.
As the combination of initials suggested, Starry Sky Technology had developed the standard, while Huawei HiSilicon had produced the receiver and transmitter chips.
These two companies, which had almost no direct connection to charging stations or new energy vehicles, had nevertheless all but monopolized the future of both industries.
Clearly, Starry Sky Technology's dismissive attitude toward the U.S. Department of Commerce caused an international uproar. Even at home, quite a few people criticized its approach, believing the company was getting too full of itself and starting to behave like a bully, just like Qualcomm.
Since his own Weibo account had several million followers, Lu Zhou had heard some of these rumors. Still, he did not think his senior had done anything wrong.
To deal with bullies, you had to use their own methods against them.
The hospitality of civilized people was reserved for civilized guests.
If they did nothing and allowed Tesla to reach exclusive strategic cooperation agreements with the traditional automotive giants preparing to