A livestreamer in China lost drinking battles against other streamers and then lost his life after drinking yet more alcohol as a forfeit. He was last seen online in one of his videos the previous night, chugging four bottles of the potent baijiu, a colourless Chinese clear grain liquor with an alcohol content that ranges from 35% to 60%. In a video Zhao shared to mourn Wang, he wished “there would be no (livestream) challenges and baijiu in heaven”. In a previous video, Wang can be heard promising to consume a large amount of baijiu once donations from viewers reached the target he set. In 2021, a Chinese influencer died after being egged on by her viewers to drink pesticide in a livestream.

Source: thestar May 24, 2023 19:58 UTC