Justin Sun has again taken his dispute with ex-girlfriend Jing Tian into public view, according to Protos. The report notes that just three days earlier, Sun had told Binance founder Changpeng Zhao that he was finished airing personal grievances online and would stop publicly attacking his former partner.
This time, Sun turned his attention to Hu Xijin. Protos describes Hu as one of China’s most important writers and notes that The Guardian once labeled him China’s “troll king.” The immediate issue was Sun’s lawsuit seeking the return of betrothal gifts from Jing Tian.
Hu Xijin weighs in on the Sun-Jing dispute
Protos says the Sun-Jing feud has become front-page news across mainland China, prompting Hu to publish an article on the matter.
Hu’s conclusion was blunt: “If someone tries to wash away his evil and hypocrisy by writing short essays, they will certainly not gain widespread sympathy.”
Sun did not take that well. Shortly after reading the article, he posted on X and again listed his complaints about Jing. He also argued that the matter was larger than his own case, claiming it reflected questions faced by “200 million Chinese men.”
As cited by Protos, Sun framed those questions around paying a “bride price,” paying “a childbearing price,” and whether “a man should satisfy every demand a woman makes.”
Hu replies in a public post
Hu later responded in a public post. Protos quoted a machine-translated version that read: “It’s clear you value the Chinese public opinion arena… Let’s have a good chat when you’re in Beijing.”
The report also says Sun has been unable or unwilling to return to mainland China for nearly a decade.
Protos offered a harsh assessment of Sun’s public remarks, writing that the questions sounded like something “a middle school student who has never had a girlfriend and has zero social grace” would ask, rather than a 36-year-old billionaire making his case before millions of followers.
Roughly $4 million lawsuit fuels liquidity questions
The report then turned to Sun’s finances. Protos said rumors have been circulating on Chinese social media about how liquid Sun’s investments are and whether he can actually access them. Those discussions have fed a broader question: why would a billionaire sue his ex over as little as roughly $4 million?
Against that backdrop, Sun once again chose to post on X. While he did not provide specifics, Protos said his comments appeared to suggest several things:
- that he may indeed be illiquid;
- that his holdings may be heavily concentrated in crypto;
- and that he is unwilling to swap crypto for cash or physical assets because, in his words, the people who “truly held on and won” never did so by “cashing out in time.”
Protos concluded that in what it called a bizarre and unexpected 2026 for Sun, the personal, professional, and liquidity supports behind his success all appear to be breaking down.