Kexiong Qin, a well-known media personality in China, and Mr. Li Liang, deputy president of Douyin Group, have engaged in a public online dispute. Qin recently posted that China’s internet is shifting from the 'WeChat time' to ByteDance's 'Douyin and Hongguotime' and urged ByteDance to take on more social responsibility. In response, Li dismissed the characterization as "irresponsible" and "ridiculous." Qin immediately criticized Douyin’s spokesperson for their "outrageous remarks," and suggested increased vigilance towards "the essence of the company." After that, Li retorted that Qin was both wrong and misleading with a deliberate effort to mislead. Kexiong Qin, a founding editor and former editor-in-chief of the Shanghai First Financial News, published an article on his public account titled 'Terrible Hongguotime and China's ByteDance Time' on Monday (26th). He cited an N&M Securities report indicating that in July, Douyin surpassed WeChat in total usage time among the top 50 mobile internet apps in China, with Douyin accounting for 19.4% of the total, WeChat for 18.8%, and the ByteDance group's total share at 40.9%. Hongguotime, a free short video platform under ByteDance, had 168 million daily active users, exceeding the combined total of the four long video platforms: Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku, and Hunan TV. According to data, users spent an average of 125 minutes per day on Hongguotime, compared to 112 to 120 minutes on Douyin, and both surpassed Tencent-owned WeChat’s average of 82 to 85 minutes. The core disagreement between both parties hinges on interpreting user time data and whether these figures can justify the characterization of China’s internet landscape as a 'ByteDance time.' Analysis suggests that the argument centers on the growing speed of short video and short drama content from Tencent, which is argued to be outpacing Douyin and Hongguotime.