Hu Xijin · Full chronicle and history

On November 9, after Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair, former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin posted that he has a background in intelligence studies and, to his knowledge, the Chinese intelligence community never specifically uses honey traps, nor does it ever require female intelligence officers to complete missions by sleeping with targets.

According to a Voice of Hope report, Hu Xijin recently wrote a post addressing the pension issue, claiming that ordinary Chinese people will not rely on the authorities when it comes to old-age support. The remarks sparked strong dissatisfaction among netizens, who criticized him for ignoring the social anxiety caused by the pension pool running dry and an aging population, arguing that his words were shifting responsibility onto the authorities, and accusing him of flattering those above while bullying those below, with no empathy for the survival struggles of ordinary people.

Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of Global Times, commented side by side on Wu Qilong's statement and Kevin Tsai's support for Puma Shen, saying that Kevin Tsai's choice is suicide in the Chinese market and a "phoenix nirvana" in Taiwan, and lamenting that this is the crossroads of the times, and also the crossroads for Taiwanese entertainers.

Hu Xijin posted a rebuttal to Lu Kewen, pointing out that his absolute description of those twenty years diverges greatly from common sense and the official narrative, and questioning his public denial of the era of rapid economic growth, accession to the WTO, and the first hosting of the Olympic Games; Lu Kewen responded that Hu was merely expressing personal views and called on netizens not to fan the flames.

Former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin wrote on October 5 that Kevin Tsai "committed a great taboo," warning that Taiwan artists with commercial interests in the mainland must stay away from "Taiwan independence" forces, and that all consequences would be borne by themselves.

Hu Xijin posted a Weibo praising the motherland on the National Day of Mourning, and netizens discovered it was AI-generated and contained telltale phrases; afterwards Hu Xijin urgently deleted the relevant comments.

On October 1, Hu Xijin published a National Day article praising China's achievements. Netizens found an AI prompt left at the end of the text: "Need me to read through the whole piece again and double-check for zero omissions." Hu Xijin then edited the original post and deleted comments in the comment section.

On September 11, 2026, a user on the Zhihu platform posted a message mocking public figure Hu Xijin, sparking online attention.

Justin Sun released an open letter, responding to Hu Xijin on issues including asserting rights, moral friendship and contractual algorithms, and the sources of his wealth.

Sun Yuchen formally responded to Hu Xijin, firing off a series of questions on high bride prices, men's pressure in marriage and dating, the return of bride prices, and expressing views to the public, extending a personal dispute into issues concerning Chinese men and population.

Hu Xijin wrote that Sun Yuchen can pursue the 30 million yuan through litigation or publicly express his dissatisfaction, but should not use a property dispute to make his ex-girlfriend's private information public.

Hu Xijin again criticized Sun Yuchen for publicly exposing Jing Tian's privacy, and cited Doubao's analysis of why the cryptocurrency community, commercial self-media, and ordinary netizens support Sun Yuchen.

Hu Xijin published a series of articles criticizing Justin Sun, accusing him of attacking his ex-girlfriend in writing, and calling on people not to let Jing Tian's career be affected.

Hu Xijin posted a criticism of Sun Yuchen, saying that after a failed courtship and while seeking the return of property, he unilaterally made another person's privacy public, calling his behavior seriously immoral and a disgrace to Chinese men and the crypto circle.

Hu Xijin published a long article arguing that Sun Yuchen's public disclosure of private details from his time dating Jing Tian was intended to damage her reputation and acting career, while also saying that the related dispute should be resolved through legal channels.

Hu Xijin publicly stated that the country should not be dragged into a dead end based solely on personal wishes.

On July 23, 2026, Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, posted on social media, publicly advising core members of top AI teams such as Yang Zhilin of Moonshot AI and Liang Wenfeng of DeepSeek to refrain from traveling to the United States and Five Eyes Alliance countries for the time being, in order to guard against suppression.

Hu Xijin posted on Weibo to strongly support Han Hong, and Luo Yonghao spoke out for Han Hong on the same day, defending the high-paid managers of her public welfare foundation.

On October 13, Hu Xijin posted that many people today are increasingly careful about speaking out on social media, or simply do not post at all. This is a loss for the sphere of public information in the internet age, it makes the face of public opinion no longer complete, and it is not the kind of collective "silencing" that an open society should have.