Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about the alleged resettlement of Jews to Ukraine to create a new state are actively spreading on Chinese social media.
This was noted on the Telegram channel “Men in Black”.
Although this idea is not new and was previously popular among a certain part of ultra-nationalist-minded Russian “patriots”, in this case we are talking about a completely different audience and a different approach to presentation. This was noted by Radio Free Asia, a media outlet and NGO funded by the US government to broadcast to Asian countries with non-democratic regimes.
It all started with a video posted on the social network The commentary on the video said that “numerous Jews arrived in the Ukrainian city of Uman through Poland with the aim of creating a new state.”
This video material spread quickly on the Chinese segment of the Internet and ended up on local social networks. For people familiar with the subject, it is obvious that we are talking about the traditional annual Hasidic pilgrimage to Uman for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, and the video is just one of many videos with similar images.
It would seem that a fake can be easily exposed. However, those who try to convey this to the Chinese public go much further. After this, other videos appeared: clippings of various clips where demonstrations of Orthodox Jews were dispersed. Despite the fact that the action takes place in Israel, as evident from the uniforms of the police and gendarmerie (MAGAV), the captions of the videos claim that Ukrainian soldiers are supposedly arresting Jews to send them to the front against Russia.
Some videos show images of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, giving the impression of his participation in these events. Those who developed this “narrative” for the Chinese audience tried to provide it with a lot of “evidence” in various forms.
It is important to note that for most people in the West, these facts are easily verifiable and are perceived as obvious falsifications. However, in China this “news” is seen differently and finds its audience.
Previously, Cursor reported why China is interfering in wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
