"Breaking news:
Around 10am. on Aug 21, 2022, Sima Nan was stopped by border police when he was boarding a plane at Terminal 3 of Beijing International Airport with a US green card, or was suspected of insider trading by his affiliated media company."#China https://t.co/iJLnjFNFVL

— Chairman LMAO (@Night_Market) August 21, 2022

The admission by pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) pundit Sima Nan that he owns a house in California has prompted public anger in #China, with many branding Sima a hypocrite after he produced years of ideological invective targeting the United States. https://t.co/FWeavGq2sg

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) August 20, 2022

"It is with a very heavy heart that I must admit this to everyone," Sima said in the video clip. "I have committed a serious and unforgivable crime and let down my online followers."

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) August 20, 2022

Some comments were sarcastic.

"I'm such a good guy because I bought a house in America, earned U.S. dollars, yet didn't emigrate," said one.

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) August 20, 2022

Others wondered if he had "smuggled" two million yuan (the equivalent of the house's value) out of the country.

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) August 20, 2022