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China’s livestreaming: a strange love story

The first of a special two-part edition. We meet one of China’s most well-known live streamers and investigate what the livestreaming phenomenon tells us about modern China.

The first of two special editions of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trending brings to you a unique Chinese love story involving one of China’s most well-known live streamers, and a fan who watches her on a screen every single day.

Live streaming is big business in China, with half of the online Chinese community using livestreaming apps in 2016.

The first part of this special edition tells the story of Lele Tao, one of China’s most well-known livestreaming bloggers. In this episode, we find out her back story, look in to the impact livestreaming has on her life, and question what the phenomenon of livestreaming itself tells us about modern China.

Presenter: Megha Mohan
Producer: Megha Mohan and Anisa Subedar

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23 minutes

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Sun 23 Jul 2017 09:32GMT
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