<p>A social media post containing a "racist" Chinese government ministry's advert, which was aimed at teaching people about road safety, was taken down, BBC mentioned in its report. The ad showcased blackfaced performers dancing to Bollywood tunes, triggering furore globally. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The video was first posted from the official account of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on its Weibo account reportedly last week and the one-minute clip was later shared on Twitter by a user.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Media reports stated that the video was created by Hao Ge Ge, who is an influencer on Douyin, an video sharing app in China, similar to TikTok.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Chinese performers can be seen in the video wearing turbans and colourful clothes as seen in an Indian song from the 1990s,&nbsp;</p>

<p>The ministry's posted the video with a caption which read, "Motorcycle da da da #Police reminder: Seat belts should also be worn in the rear seats. Remember when riding a motorcycle, you can't go on the road without a helmet!"</p>

<p>The video has garnered over 1.2 million likes on the short video platform but faced massive flak from Indian users on Twitter as they labelled it racist and inappropriate.&nbsp;In the video, the performers were seen dancing, while the man can be seen asking the girl to ride on his bike.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">You can't make this up! The official account of the Ministry of Public Security (Chinese police) has used the video of blackfaced Chinese performers who make videos while dancing to Bollywood tunes to teach people about road safety. <a href="https://t.co/4jvoN6Orea">https://t.co/4jvoN6Orea</a> <a href="https://t.co/HI7KaF40F1">pic.twitter.com/HI7KaF40F1</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">This time they are dancing to 'tunak tunak' while the guy asks the girl to ride on his bike.</p>
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<p>There was a mixed reaction in China as some users liked and shared the post, and defended the video, saying that the famous song was "monumentally" popular in China and an example of "Indian soft power".&nbsp;</p>

<p>One user wrote on Twitter, "This is hilarious at best. From Chinese colleagues know for sure that Chinese people are more into Indian movies &amp; accept Indian movies as better. Believe the level of appreciation is the same as Mainland appreciation for Hong Kong movies. They are in fact promoting Indian movies!"&nbsp;</p>

<p>One user raised concerns and wrote that "this will definitely cause trouble if you put it up in India, they won't find it humorous."&nbsp;</p>

<p>The video was shared by a user named Aadil Brar, who wrote: "They are very much mocking India, Bollywood and Indians. He said it was "insane" that the ministry had used such content.</p>

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A social media post containing a "racist" Chinese government ministry's advert, which was aimed at teaching people about road safety, was taken down, BBC mentioned in its report.

A social media post containing a "racist" Chinese government ministry's advert, which was aimed at teaching people about road safety, was taken down, BBC mentioned in its report. The ad showcased blackfaced performers dancing to Bollywood tunes, triggering furore globally. The video was first posted from the official account of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on its Weibo account reportedly last week and the one-minute clip was later shared on Twitter by a user. Media reports stated that the video was created by Hao Ge Ge, who is an influencer on Douyin, an video sharing app in China, similar to TikTok. The Chinese performers can be seen in the video wearing turbans and colourful clothes as seen in an Indian song from the 1990s, The ministry's posted the video with a caption which read, "Motorcycle da da da #Police reminder: Seat belts should also be worn in the rear seats. Remember when riding a motorcycle, you can't go on the road without a helmet!" The video has garnered over 1.2 million likes on the short video platform but faced massive flak from Indian users on Twitter as they labelled it racist and inappropriate. In the video, the performers were seen dancing, while the man can be seen asking the girl to ride on his bike. Watch the video here: You can't make this up! The official account of the Ministry of Public Security (Chinese police) has used the video of blackfaced Chinese performers who make videos while dancing to Bollywood tunes to teach people about road safety. https://t.co/4jvoN6Orea pic.twitter.com/HI7KaF40F1 — Aadil Brar (@aadilbrar) May 8, 2023 × This time they are dancing to 'tunak tunak' while the guy asks the girl to ride on his bike. — Aadil Brar (@aadilbrar) May 8, 2023 × There was a mixed reaction in China as some users liked and shared the post, and defended the video, saying that the famous song was "monumentally" popular in China and an example of "Indian soft power". One user wrote on Twitter, "This is hilarious at best. From Chinese colleagues know for sure that Chinese people are more into Indian movies & accept Indian movies as better. Believe the level of appreciation is the same as Mainland appreciation for Hong Kong movies. They are in fact promoting Indian movies!" One user raised concerns and wrote that "this will definitely cause trouble if you put it up in India, they won't find it humorous." The video was shared by a user named Aadil Brar, who wrote: "They are very much mocking India, Bollywood and Indians. He said it was "insane" that the ministry had used such content. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Chinese ministry reportedly takes down 'racist' advert after global furore

<p>China, the country with the world&#39;s largest population is taking a leap in developing facial recognition technology. According to reports, it is building the world&#39;s most powerful facial recognition system.</p>

<p>The face recognition technology is designed to identify anyone in China within three seconds.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to a report in South China Morning Post, the system is enhanced to match someone&#39;s face to their ID photo &quot;90 per cent time&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Ministry of Public Security along with a Shanghai-based security company is working on the project that was initiated in 2015.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Isvision is developing the facial recognition system for a population of 1.3 billion.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The company&#39;s system is linked to the police database of suspects which recognises potential targets in a large crowd.</p>

<p>The system can also be connected to surveillance CCTV networks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the daily reported that the project faces technological hurdles due to the technical limitations of facial recognition technology and China&#39;s huge population.</p>

<p>Experts have also highlighted possible security and privacy issues that may arise because&nbsp;of leakage of personal data.&nbsp;</p>

<p>China&nbsp;has already begun implementing the facial recognition technology.&nbsp;Students in University halls and travellers in planes can enter their respective places with a smile or a blink of the eyes to the camera.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Some public toilets in the capital city Beijing use&nbsp;facial recognition to prevent overuse of toilet paper. The automatic dispensing machine refuses to release toilet paper to the same person on consecutive occassions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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The powerful facial recognition system is designed to identify anyone from the 1.3 billion citizens within three seconds

China, the country with the world's largest population is taking a leap in developing facial recognition technology. According to reports, it is building the world's most powerful facial recognition system. The face recognition technology is designed to identify anyone in China within three seconds. According to a report in South China Morning Post, the system is enhanced to match someone's face to their ID photo "90 per cent time". The Ministry of Public Security along with a Shanghai-based security company is working on the project that was initiated in 2015. Isvision is developing the facial recognition system for a population of 1.3 billion. The company's system is linked to the police database of suspects which recognises potential targets in a large crowd. The system can also be connected to surveillance CCTV networks. However, the daily reported that the project faces technological hurdles due to the technical limitations of facial recognition technology and China's huge population. Experts have also highlighted possible security and privacy issues that may arise because of leakage of personal data. China has already begun implementing the facial recognition technology. Students in University halls and travellers in planes can enter their respective places with a smile or a blink of the eyes to the camera. Some public toilets in the capital city Beijing use facial recognition to prevent overuse of toilet paper. The automatic dispensing machine refuses to release toilet paper to the same person on consecutive occassions.

China's mega facial recognition system will identify any citizen within 3 seconds: Report

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China's mega facial recognition system will identify any citizen within 3 seconds: Report