A month later, his girlfriend confirmed the death of the 26-year old in a Weibo post. His death was a reminder of the need for stronger supervision of livestreaming apps, the official China Daily said on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of Chinese post videos of themselves in a bid for stardom on the livestreaming scene, whose popularity has grown rapidly, particularly in the e-commerce, social networking and gaming sectors. Wu, who used to post videos of himself scaling tall buildings with no safety equipment, hoped to use the prize to pay his mother's medical bills, the Changsha Evening News said. "There should be a bottom line for livestreaming platforms, and supervision should leave no loopholes," ran a comment in the online edition of the People's Daily.

Source: Bangkok Post December 12, 2017 11:15 UTC