On September 13, the Douyin account “Wuhai Media” posted a video promoting the new entry‑exit regulations effective from September 15 and urged people to build their hometowns. The video sparked a wave of netizens appearing to be from overseas IPs such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan to collectively mock in the comments, ridiculing the contrast between the call to stay put and the fact that the publisher is abroad.