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Trending: China’s Livestreaming: The Super Fan

China’s Livestreaming: The Super Fan

28/07/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Trending, China’s Livestreaming: The Super Fan

What does live streaming tell us about modern China? This week, we meet a 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 BBC 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: BBC

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