CCTV Fang Jing chose not to remain silent. At 22:43:30 on June 11, 2009, she publicly refuted A Yi's claims in his Sina blog by posting a statement on her own blog. In the post, CCTV host Fang Jing denied the rumor spread by A Yi in his blog that Fang Jing was a "spy". Fang Jing's blog post was aimed at dispelling the rumors. The claim that a spy had been caught was entirely baseless, according to CCTV host Fang Jing's clarification.