India slams Chinese vloggers for portraying Dhaka slums as New Delhi
The Ministry of External Affairs criticised Chinese nationals for livestreaming from Bangladeshi neighbourhoods while falsely claiming they were in India.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has criticised Chinese vloggers for reportedly livestreaming from low-income neighbourhoods in Dhaka while presenting the locations as parts of New Delhi, according to reports from Firstpost and India Today.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday that such efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate. He urged the concerned authorities to take action against those involved in peddling false narratives.
According to Telangana Today, over 150 Chinese nationals have been filming in Dhaka's Tekpara and Uttara areas for several months. One streamer identified as Mianmian, from China's Sichuan province, reportedly livestreamed from Uttara Sector 12 on November 1, describing the area as New Delhi and calling it unhygienic.
Another streamer, identified as Wang Wei, was reportedly seen at tea stalls in Tekpara making an allegation that the tea consumed by locals was made using cow urine, as reported by India Today.
A Chinese national named Fangyou told Prothom Alo that the livestreams were part of product promotion activities on WeChat. Ritu Akhter, a Bangladeshi guide for the nationals, said they also generate income by uploading videos to platforms such as Douyin.
The activity has reportedly been observed since May 2026, with streamers remaining active from early morning until late at night.
