TREE NEWS update: Douyin Group Vice President Li Liang renewed his dispute with Qin Shuo, founder of Qin Shuo’s Circle of Friends, over whether a ‘Byte Time’ exists in China’s internet sector. In a new post, Li said Qin made a characterization that did not match the facts without clarifying the details of a Nomura report’s data, calling it highly irresponsible. Li added that knowingly refusing to correct a mistake and deliberately amplifying misleading views is ‘either foolish or malicious.’
Douyin VP Li Liang Renews Criticism of Qin Shuo Over ‘Byte Time’ Claims
AI take
The public escalation between a Douyin executive and a prominent commentator is notable less for the 'Byte Time' framing than for how it exposes the sensitivity around how platform concentration gets described and defended in China's internet sector. The exchange centers on how a Nomura report's data is characterized, making the accuracy of third-party research a live reputational issue for the companies involved. Whether the dispute stays a war of words or draws in the underlying data is the open question worth watching.
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