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China’s Livestreaming: The Super Fan

What does the live streaming practice tell us about modern China? This week we meet the super fan, and witness his first face-to-face interaction with his favourite live streamer.

The final in a two-part special edition of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trending bringing you a strange love story involving one of China’s most well-known live streamers, and a fan who pays to watch her live stream every single day.

Last week we introduced you to Lele Tao, a well-known live streamer in China. This week we meet Shage, who is a devoted fan of Lele’s. We delve into Shage’s back story, his motivations, and witness Lele and Shage’s first ever face-to-face interaction.

Presenter: Megha Mohan
Producers: Megha Mohan and Anisa Subedar

Image: Shage using his phone / Credit: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

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Sun 30 Jul 2017 09:32GMT
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