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Iraqi Journalist's Viral Dance Sparks Engagement in China

3/16/2026

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Iraqi journalist Ameen Muneer Mohammed Al-Obaidi, known as Fang Haoming in China, is engaged to a Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region woman.
Fang is the China correspondent for Dubai-based China-Arab TV and has 5 million followers.
He gained attention after performing the Subject Three street dance at a February 2024 Spring Festival gala.
His dance videos went viral and drew acknowledgment from China’s foreign minister Wang Yi at a press conference.

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Story summary

Iraqi journalist Ameen Muneer Mohammed Al-Obaidi, known as Fang Haoming in China, is engaged to a Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region woman.
Fang is the China correspondent for Dubai-based China-Arab TV and has 5 million followers.
He gained attention after performing the Subject Three street dance at a February 2024 Spring Festival gala.
His dance videos went viral and drew acknowledgment from China’s foreign minister Wang Yi at a press conference.