Does This Video Show Wife of Chinese Ambassador To Pakistan Beating Her Help?

Claims with the video say it shows the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong's wife beating up a Pakistani maid.

A video showing a woman thrashing another woman on the streets is going viral on the internet to claim that the wife of Nong Rong, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, beat up a Pakistani 'maid'.

Who shared this?: Along with social media users, several news media outlets like News18, ABP Live and Dainik Jagran also shared the claim.

• They also mentioned that they 'could not confirm the authenticity of the video'.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

What's the truth?:

• We could not find any news report to prove the claims.

• We also spoke to Pakistani journalists who confirmed no such incident took place recently, and it could not show Rong's wife, as they left Pakistan in January.

How did we find out the truth?: We did not find any credible or recent reports about the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan's wife assaulting someone in Pakistan.

• On conducting a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the video, we came across a Facebook post from 31 May.

• The caption of the post said, "Video footage of a Chinese woman physically attacking a Pakistani lady in public without anyone intervening in the Punjab region has gone viral online. It is unknown what the altercation was over."

We reached out to Pakistani journalists: Lubna Jerar Naqvi, a fact-checker and journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan told us that there is no evidence that this video is recent, and Rong left from Pakistan in January.

• She also pointed out that the vehicles seen in the background were older models of cars that were popular in the 1990s, which hints that the video could be an old one.

• Another journalist from Pakistan, Faiz Paracha, also clarified to us that this viral video is an old one.

Who is Nong Rong?: Rong served as the 18th Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan from 2020 to 2023.

• We looked at Rong's X (formerly known as Twitter) account and saw his last tweet from 18 January.

• His tweet was about his farewell from his position.

• He was later appointed assistant minister of foreign affairs by the State Council in February.

Honored to have distinguished guests at my farewell reception. Working with you has been the honor and treasure of my life. Your support to me and contribution for China-Pakistan relationship is highly appreciated. Chin Pak Dosti Zindabad! pic.twitter.com/P5coqnIBvA

— Nong Rong (@AmbNong) January 18, 2023

• We also looked at the X handle of Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and didn't find any mention of a new Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan.

Conclusion: While we were unable to independently verify the time and location of the viral video, it is clear that the video is old and does not show Rong's wife beating up her domestic help.

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