{
  "id": 19353779,
  "title": "India objects to Chinese influencers showing Bangladesh as Delhi, calls it ‘peddling false narratives’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/india-objects-to-chinese-influencers-showing-bangladesh-as-delhi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T15:43:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-objects-to-chinese-influencers-showing-bangladesh-as-delhi-calls-it-peddling-false-narratives-101794325403081.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India expressed strong concern on Tuesday regarding reports of Chinese influencers filming videos in Bangladesh and presenting them as if they were from India, urging Beijing and Dhaka to take action against those involved in spreading a \"distorted picture\" of the country. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that such efforts to portray a false image of another nation are inappropriate and undermine the credibility of those responsible. He called for authorities to take action against such individuals. Sources familiar with the situation reported a recent surge in anti-India content on Chinese platforms, coinciding with numerous Chinese influencers attempting to obtain Indian visas, most of which were denied. Chinese vloggers and influencers were said to be turning to Bangladesh as an alternative after being unable to enter India. The majority of anti-India videos on Chinese platforms portrayed the country as underdeveloped, dirty, and struggling with economic issues. Prothom Alo, a leading Bangladeshi newspaper, published an investigative report revealing that over 150 Chinese nationals had been involved in filming and livestreaming in the impoverished neighborhoods of Uttara and Tekpara in Dhaka for months. These individuals had also employed locals as guides. One example cited in the report involved a Chinese woman who, during a livestream from Uttara on November 1, described the area as \"extremely dirty\" and \"underdeveloped,\" claiming that the homes there were \"dirty\" and lacking basic amenities, while also criticizing the law-and-order situation. This incident occurred during a period of efforts to normalize relations between India and China following the end of a military standoff in Ladakh in October 2024 that had strained bilateral ties to a six-decade low. Rezaul Hasan Laskar is the Foreign Editor for the Hindustan Times, having joined the publication in 2015. He started his career as a journalist in Shillong, India, and has reported on defense, national security, Jammu and Kashmir, the northeast, foreign policy, and international relations.",
  "summary": "People familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity that there has been a surge in anti-India content on China-based platforms",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}