Chinese state media platforms Gen Z Vloggers to spread false claim there is no repression in Tibet.
“There is no oppression at all. You have to visit this place if you want to find out the truth.”On May 20, China’s state-run China Global Television Network promoted Tibet-related content from Zi Yun and Da Ke, “travel vloggers” on a platform called Douyin, China's version of TikTok.A screen capture of the Douyin profile for Zi Yun taken on May 25, 2023. Zi Yun is a travel vlogger who recently appeared on Chinese state media to promote a Beijing-friendly view of Tibet.
In her Douyin profile, Da Ke describes herself as a 28-year-old who quit her job to start documenting her travels.A screen capture of the Douyin profile for Da Ke taken on May 25, 2023. Da Ke is a travel vlogger who recently appeared on Chinese state media to promote a Beijing-friendly view of Tibet.
The International Tibet Network, a global coalition of Tibet-related nongovernmental organizations, described Tibet as “China’s laboratory for repression" and a place where "systems of mass surveillance and abject control” are honed. The U.N. had earlier determined it was “reasonable to conclude” that Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are beingThe U.N. experts noted that Tibetans had been discouraged from using their own language and expressing their religious faith, “both considered obstacles to poverty alleviation by the authorities.
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