New Delhi:A shocking incident has come to light that Chinese citizens shot a video in the poor slums of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and are using it as 'India' on Chinese social media to run organized propaganda against India. According to the investigation report of Dhaka's famous newspaper 'Prothom Alo', about 150 Chinese citizens are roaming mysteriously in different areas of Dhaka and are continuously livestreaming. They are calling the most backward and unhygienic areas of Bangladesh as areas of India's capital New Delhi and making extremely derogatory and catastrophic comments about the standard of living of Indians.
According to a report by Prothom Alon on November 6, these Chinese nationals spend hours shooting with high-tech cameras and iPhones equipped with cooling fans in the narrow streets of Dhaka's Tekpara and Uttara areas. This video is then shown live on Chinese social media platforms like WeChat, Douyin and Bilibili. During the video, the Hindi and Bengali speaking areas in the background are identified as Delhi. The newspaper got the transcription with the help of Google Translate and four experts knowing Chinese language. In which a Chinese vlogger named 'Miamiyan' had said during live, “This is the capital of India, New Delhi. The houses here are very dirty and there is not even a fan in the kitchen. This place is very backward and the law and order here is weak.” It is made from urine. People here drink tea made from cow urine.” Apart from this, some Chinese women were also seen making false claims of having migrated to India and living with Indian families.
Apart from this misleading video, serious issues of privacy and consent of local residents have also come to light. According to local people, these Chinese vloggers reach people's homes, kitchens and bathrooms to shoot videos without permission. To support this work, Chinese citizens take the help of local poor women and guides by luring them with 500 to 800 percent (Bangladeshi currency) daily. Local residents expressed concern and said, “We do not understand their language. They have been making videos every day in shops and streets for the last 4-3 months, but we do not know what their real purpose is.” There is a suspicion of a conspiracy behind the game that has been going on for months. According to other Dhaka newspapers 'The Business Standard' (which reported on May 28) and 'Clare Kantho' (which reported on July 6) also Uttara Sector-12 And in remote areas like Tekpara, the activities of Chinese bloggers have been going on for months. He tries to portray himself as a philanthropist by using words like 'poor', 'gandu' and 'slum' in the title of the video.
A Chinese national had claimed that he makes videos for the promotion of goods, but avoided giving any reason for choosing poor areas. The in-charge of North West Police Station has admitted that the matter of shooting by Chinese nationals has also come to the notice of the police. However, what is the main motive behind his action is still not clear. Information about this matter has been given to higher officials and further investigation is going on. There is a strong apprehension among investigators and experts whether this is just a game to get views on social media or is there some big international disinformation conspiracy being carried out to tarnish India's image before the Chinese audience.