NEW DELHI (Sharad Prakash Asthana): Galgotias University has been ousted from the 'India AI Impact Summit 2026' following a firestorm over a robotic dog.
The controversy took a political turn after the Congress party's official X handle shared screenshots from an account named 'China Pulse,' claiming that Chinese media is mocking India for rebranding a Chinese robot as its own.
However, a deep dive into the digital footprint of 'China Pulse' reveals a narrative far different from what its bio suggests.
What is the viral claim?
On February 18, 2026, the Congress party
To back these claims, they shared a post from a X page called China Pulse (@Eng_china5), which appeared to show Chinese media ridiculing Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and the Indian tech ecosystem.
What is the matter?
According to an ABP News report dated February 18, 2026, at the AI Impact Summit, a robotic dog was displayed at Galgotias University's stall. Allegations surfaced that the university presented a Chinese robot as its own invention. It was claimed that this robot is a model named Unitree Go2, manufactured by the Chinese company Unitree Robotics, which can be purchased in the international market for approximately $2,800 (about ₹2-3 lakh).
The Galgotias Defense
Galgotias University issued a formal
Investigation
We conducted a forensic scan of the @Eng_china5 account. While its current bio claims it covers 'China-related news' and is located in Beijing, our findings suggest a sophisticated rebrand:
We scanned the account of the X handle 'China pulse @Eng_china5' to learn more about it. Its bio reads: 'China-related news and the international struggle for influence in Eurasia and a multipolar world'.
(中国相关动态与欧亚地区及多极世界的国际影响力博弈).
The location is shown as Beijing, and it has been active since April 2022.
Upon further investigation, it was revealed that this account is actually based in West Asia. It was verified in June 2024 and has changed its username six times to date. The username was last changed in July 2025.
However, according to information provided by X, the country or region associated with an account can be affected by recent travel or temporary relocation. This data may not be entirely accurate and can change over time.
To find its old usernames, we retrieved its Twitter ID using ilo.so. The ID is '1517523151219044353'. Note that while a username can be changed any number of times, the numerical Twitter ID of an account remains permanent.
Based on this, we searched for this ID on the search engine Yandex. We discovered that it previously used the username 'TZ00G'.
Searching on the Wayback Machine, we found a web page for this account saved on March 7, 2025. In that version, the location was listed as 'London, Riyadh'. The profile information was written in a non-Hindi (Arabic) language.
The account featured posts related to Iran and the United States. Using Google Translate, we found the Arabic text translates to: 'Close to decision-making sources || Coverage of the world's most important events || All news available on our Telegram channel.'
The Telegram channel link leads to the 'China Pulse' Telegram channel.
We conducted further Google searches for the Twitter ID '1517523151219044353' and found its posts on Twicopy.
There, the account's activation date is listed as April 22, 2022. Its bio also contained information in Arabic, including the link to the Telegram channel that leads to 'China pulse'.
Using Twitter Advanced Search, we checked the earliest posts from April 22, 2022. These were posted in Arabic.
According to a 'The Telegraph' report from January 30, 2026: 'X has been banned in China since 2009 and is blocked by the country's Great Firewall. However, the app is available in Chinese-speaking regions like Hong Kong and Macau, which have different internet regulations. X is also available for Chinese speakers in Taiwan.'
This investigation reveals that the account's location was previously listed as 'London, Riyadh' and has now been changed to 'Beijing'. Initially, the account was posted in Arabic, but it is now posting in English.
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