The 34-year-old livestreamer's death sparks outcry and calls for a crackdown on video sites.
By Fan WangA Chinese livestreamer has died shortly after he was seen drinking excessive amounts of alcohol on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.
The 34-year old, whose last name was revealed as Wang by local media, had specialised in drinking the Chinese liquor during livestreams. Baijiu is a strong spirit that contains up to 60% alcohol. He lost three of the rounds, after which he had to drink bottles of baiju as punishment. Viewers said he drank at least seven bottles that night.
"When his family found him, he was already gone, he didn't even get a chance for emergency treatment," a man named Mr Zhao told Shangyou News. A funeral was held on Saturday.
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