India's Foreign Ministry Slams Chinese Vloggers for Filming Dhaka Slums as New Delhi and Urges Action
India's Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a regular briefing in New Delhi on November 10 that India had taken note of reports that Chinese vloggers were filming impoverished neighborhoods in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and presenting them as New Delhi, India. He called efforts to present a distorted picture of any country unfortunate, said peddling false narratives only undermines the credibility of those undertaking such actions and those behind them, and urged the authorities concerned to take action against the people involved.
The controversy stems from an investigation by the Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo. It reported that around 150 Chinese nationals had been active for months in low-income areas of Dhaka such as Tekpara and Uttara, livestreaming on Chinese social platforms while identifying the locations as New Delhi and making disparaging remarks about living and sanitation conditions.
Cases named in the reporting include a streamer known as "Mianmian," who said she was from Sichuan and livestreamed on November 1 beside a canal in Uttara's Sector 12 while presenting the area as New Delhi, and another streamer, "Wang Wei," who filmed at tea stalls in Tekpara and made offensive remarks. Such filming activity has been reported since at least May 2026.
Bangladeshi media reported on November 12 that the vloggers' activity had dropped markedly after Dhaka police stepped up monitoring. Mohammad Khalid Mansur, the officer-in-charge of Uttara West Police Station, said the streamers had scaled back after police intervention; the individuals were required to present their passports and visas and were told to leave the country when their authorized stay expires.
(Source: India's Ministry of External Affairs)
Source: India's Ministry of External Affairs
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