{
  "id": 19153369,
  "title": "Chinese Nationals Livestream Dhaka Slums As Delhi, Spark Concerns Over Anti-India Narrative",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/chinese-nationals-livestream-dhaka-slums-as-delhi-spark-concerns-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:51:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/chinese-nationals-livestream-dhaka-slums-as-delhi-spark-concerns-over-anti-india-narrative"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese individuals have been livestreaming impoverished neighborhoods in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and presenting the areas as parts of New Delhi, raising concerns in India about a potential effort to tarnish the country's image among Chinese audiences. An investigation by Bangladesh's leading newspaper, Prothom Alo, has shed light on the activity, which primarily takes place in Tekpara and Sector 12 in Uttara. Over 150 Chinese nationals may be involved in the livestreams, though the exact number remains unclear. The broadcasts are conducted on Chinese social media platforms such as WeChat and Douyin, where viewers are misled by the false identification of locations and disparaging remarks about the living conditions. Google Translate was used to interpret the Chinese-language remarks, which were then cross-checked by four Bangladeshis fluent in the language. Instances of Chinese streamers presenting themselves as being in New Delhi while recording scenes from Dhaka have emerged, such as a woman from Sichuan province falsely stating that the neighborhood is \"extremely dirty\" and lacking basic amenities like fans in tin-roofed houses. Another streamer, Wang Wei, was reportedly seen recording tea stalls in Tekpara, where he made derogatory comments about the tea being brewed with \"cow urine and polluted river water.\" The repeated portrayal of Bangladeshi neighborhoods as Indian locales, coupled with negative commentary, has sparked concerns that the broadcasts could deepen negative perceptions of India among Chinese viewers.",
  "summary": "Chinese nationals have reportedly been conducting livestreams for several months from impoverished localities in Dhaka, portraying the areas as parts of New Delhi while making derogatory observations about the living conditions. An investigation by Bangladesh's leading newspaper, Prothom Alo, has brought the activity into focus, triggering concerns in India over a possible effort to cultivate an…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}