False: Tea culture event falsely described as ‘enslavement’ of black people in China
The black women seen picking tea leaves in the video are international students attending a tea-harvesting event in Jiangxi province.
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The black women seen picking tea leaves in the video are international students attending a tea-harvesting event in Jiangxi province.
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