Recently, there were videos of a couple dressed in traditional Uyghur fashion on the streets of Paris, but they introduced themselves to curious questioners as "Xinjiang" and the typical Uyghur clothing above as "Sino-Xinjiang clothing culture".
With videos of the couple shared on social media platforms by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin, it is suggested that the Chinese government's political propaganda lies beneath the scenes in Paris.
On December 2, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin shared videos of the couple in Paris on Facebook and other social media platforms. And wrote a response to it, "Xinjiang's traditional costumes have attracted attention in Paris."
The fact that the couple in the video introduced themselves as "Xinjiang, this is the dress of Xinjiang", especially the expression of the woman's special closeness to the Chinese tourists around her, caused a great uproar among the Uighurs abroad. Some comments criticized not only the video, but the couple as well, and questioned their "dubious background".
The very next day, Wang Winbin also shared videos of Dilreba, who has become a "superstar" in China, wearing a satin shirt and playing the English method at a cultural exchange festival, adding the comment, "Dilreba is shining in the Chinese Xinjiang dress, playing the Xinjiang method."
Wang Wenbin has always made strong statements in denying the "Uighur Genocide" recognized by the US government and nearly 10 European parliaments, including falsifying the testimonies of camp witnesses. However, his sudden release of these videos of Uyghurs and his deliberate use of the word "Xinjang" while avoiding the use of the word "Uyghur" raised suspicions that there is a special connection between the Chinese government and the Uyghurs in this video.
One of the main topics of discussion on social media is that those wearing traditional Uyghur clothes and turning the streets of Paris into propaganda platforms are "actors" playing a role in China's game of denying the Uyghur genocide.
Ms. Dilnur Rayhan of the European Uyghur Institute, who commented on the couple's Facebook page, pointed out that "the Chinese government started its strategy of denying the genocide by employing a certain number of Uyghurs in the Uyghur diaspora." In his response, he noted that although such Uyghurs who are being used as propaganda tools by China are few in number, Uyghurs abroad should be aware of the tension in order to prevent its consequences.
On December 4th, the French Uyghur Unity Organization issued a special statement against the propaganda of China through Uyghurs in Paris, condemning the behavior of these Uyghurs.
In their statement, as a result of the constant dedication of Uyghur activists, the efforts of witnesses of camps such as Gulbahar Hativaji and Gulbahar Jeliliva in Paris to expose Chinese crimes, the Uyghur Genocide was recognized in the French parliament and the Uyghur issue was increasingly recognized. He declared that these Uyghurs are a "threat" not only for Uyghurs living in France, but for all Uyghurs.
In an audio response sent to our radio by the French Uyghur Union Committee, they said that as a Uyghur organization in France, they are collecting information about these people and will eventually submit it to the relevant departments in France for investigation.
Our radio station has also received comments, videos and photos about the identities of the couple who are promoting themselves as "sinisters" on the streets of Paris.
According to the information we have, they are legally married. The man's name is Murat, a Uighur from Urumqi, he lives in France, but what he does is unknown.
The woman's name is Dilraba Yusuf. Born and raised in 1992. Studied at Xinjiang University. She also modeled while she was a student. Murat got married in January 2017, and he came to Duiburg-Essen University with a study visa in April of the same year.
Our repeated calls to meet Dilreba Joseph himself went unanswered. However, a Uyghur who knows Dilraba well in Germany, spoke about him on the condition of anonymity.
He said that since 2019, Dilreba Yusuf has started selling "German products" to Uyghurs in the motherland. He has over 500,000 followers on TikTok. The vast majority of these followers are Uighurs.
Public Radio has not been able to verify the above commenter's information.
At a time when China is implementing a policy of punishment camps for Uyghurs, and Uyghurs are not only banned from going abroad, but even those who go abroad are being kidnapped, Dilreba's marriage to Murat in France and then coming to Germany with ease, and suddenly appearing as a "Xinjang" in the appearance of wearing Uyghur national clothes. It is raising doubts about his true identity and his relationship with the Chinese government.
Since 2016, the Chinese government has implemented a genocidal policy against the Uyghurs and other Turkic ethnic groups, and the fact that the Uyghur culture is being lost is a problem recognized internationally, especially by the governments and parliaments of the United States and European countries. Against international pressure, it is being revealed that the Chinese government is carrying out campaigns abroad to "tell the story of Xinjiang well" and "tell the story of China well" in order to hide the Uyghur genocide.
In September of this year, the Press Office of the State Council of China and the Press Office of the Uyghur Autonomous Region jointly organized the "Study Class for Media Officials of the Silk Road Economic Belt Countries" and invited 22 media officials from 17 countries, including Belgium, Canada, Germany, Iran, and Kazakhstan, to the Uyghur Land. had an interview. And he had introduced propaganda to show them that "all ethnic groups live peacefully and happily" in the Uyghur region.
Dr. Henry Shajaiwiski, one of the most respected researchers in the United States, who conducts research on the Uighur situation and culture. Henryk Szadziewski gave an analysis of this matter: "Recently, the Chinese government has intensified its campaign to hide Uighurs' crimes against humanity, using some Uighurs as a peaceful place to visit." The Chinese government has gone beyond promoting in its own media, and we are now seeing this type of propaganda being exported abroad. This campaign in Paris is a piece of that.
At a time when the Uyghur couple, who were admired in Paris for their traditional Uyghur clothes, are drawing attention to their relationship with China, the World Uyghur Congress has also reacted urgently.
On behalf of the World Uyghur Congress, the director of the Berlin office, Ghayur Bub, responded to our radio station: "Our people will never forgive the inhumane behavior of covering up the massacre of Uyghurs by aligning with the Chinese government."
In the past, in some public events held in the United States, Australia, and other places, it was reported that the Chinese consulates dressed some Chinese as Uyghurs and made them into fake Uyghurs, made them dance around, and paraded around.
Currently, in the propaganda strategy of denying the Uyghur genocide in China, some Uyghurs abroad are being used in different countries.
Before the actions of Dilraba and her husband in Paris came to light, we revealed that a veiled Uyghur woman in Pakistan named Rahet Abdullah, who had recently become a Chinese star, wearing a satin shirt and Uyghur hats like Dilraba, was actively working for China's "Telling the Xinjiang Story Well" campaign.
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