Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, May 26th (Reporter Hao Yalin, Wang Qi) Maureen Chuberre lives in Australia. On social media, she questioned the western "big V" who concocted lies in Xinjiang, and expressed her desire to go to Xinjiang to see what is believed, so she was attacked rhythmically by the other party. Her personal account was not only used as a "propaganda tool", but also was "besieged by the internet" and even banned by people.
"They would rather I am a robot than a real person," the independent scholar and her husband, Robert Chuberre, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters in the suburbs of Melbourne recently. "Just because they don’t like that I have different opinions from them."
"I don’t care what the western media say"
In 2021, Chuberre repeatedly questioned Adrian Zentz (named "Zheng Guoen" in Chinese), one of the western fabricators of Xinjiang-related lies, on social media, pointing out that his report on the existence of genocide in Xinjiang was not based on field research, but might be funded by relevant forces, so it lacked evidence and impartiality.
Cenz immediately claimed that Chuberre "uncritically spread political propaganda about Xinjiang" and "hanged" Huber’s personal account. This "rhythmic" operation attracted some cyber mobs to attack Huber.
After the storm, Chuberre still bravely expressed his views on some China-related issues on social media, and the result was "targeted" again. In March of this year, Chuberre posted on social media: "I plan to go to Xinjiang in 2024 to study the actual contribution of Uighurs to Xinjiang’s economic growth and understand their population growth."
Screenshot of Maureen Chuberre’s social media personal account.
But it is such a post that she was attacked on social media again.
Idris Ahmed, who claimed to be a media editor, left a message calling her a "cheap propagandist" and "shameless". According to the Australian News Network, Chuberre’s social media account was accused of being a "well-designed fake account" because she often published content supporting China and condemning the United States, and was "regarded as part of China’s complicated action to expand its network influence".
Maureen Chuberre was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. (Photo by Gui Qing)
"I don’t care what the western media say, and that won’t affect me." Chuberre told reporters, "Fortunately, I don’t go into politics or work for the government, otherwise I might be in trouble. I have never intended to enter these fields, so nothing can stop me from telling the truth. "
Chuberre’s experience is known to more people because of media reports. She has now put this release that she wants to go to Xinjiang at the top of her personal account, and has won thousands of praises.
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"I am not employed by the China government. I am not a robot. I am a living person." Chuberre said.
She was born in England and came to Australia at the age of 19. Her husband Robert is from Australia. In the interview, Robert was deeply angry at his wife’s unfair treatment on social media.
Maureen Chuberre and her husband Robert were interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. (Photo by Gui Qing)
Chuberre learned something about China through his acquaintance with Chinese, and found that it was not the same as what he saw in some western media, so he had the idea of visiting China on the spot. She herself is very interested in geopolitical topics. As an independent scholar, she hopes to study some issues in a rigorous academic way during her trip to Xinjiang. She plans to provide her research methods to some scholars and institutions and listen to their suggestions before leaving.
"There is nothing like fieldwork. If you can’t visit in person and talk to the local people, you can’t get first-hand information, so I have to go." Chuberre said, "See it with your own eyes, feel it with your own eyes, and then record it."
She said that she hopes that Xinjiang can be as close to the lives of local people as possible. Besides Xinjiang, she also plans to travel to Chengdu, Shanghai and Beijing.
Their husband and wife provide rental houses with relatively low rents for low-income people. Therefore, she is also interested in the topic of poverty alleviation in China.
"When I was growing up, China was always described as a poor country, but China has now lifted many people out of poverty." She said.
"The anti-China narrative movement has never stopped"
Chuberre’s experience is not uncommon, once again exposing the "anti-China narrative" of some western media and some so-called scholars.
In October last year, Australian News reported that some bloggers posted videos on different social media platforms to promote Xinjiang’s beautiful food, and some even spoke English or had English subtitles. The report claimed that these people were supported by the China government.
In 2019, Streem, a media monitoring and analysis agency in Australia and New Zealand, released a report. After collecting and analyzing the reports of 28 so-called "mainstream media" in Australia, it was found that their reports on China not only increased significantly, but also were mostly negative.
John Menadu, who served as the head of the Cabinet Department of the Australian Prime Minister and the Australian ambassador to Japan, recently published an article on his current affairs commentary website, saying that from the Hong Kong issue and Xinjiang issue to the so-called "debt trap" issue, some western media’s "anti-China narrative movement has never stopped".
Screenshot of articles on the current affairs review website founded by John Menadu.
He also gave a clear "contrast" in the article: "Of course, these white media are ‘ Experts ’ Never mention the 800 American military bases all over the world — — Some of them directly threaten China, and they will not mention the threat that we have brought to China by cooperating with the United States under the mechanism of the United States, Britain and Australia. "
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