Chinese E-Commerce Livestream Hosts Suspected of Tax Evasion, Authorities Say Amount is “Shocking”

According to a report by The Beijing News on Tuesday, the recent case of Viya, a livestream host who was fined 1.341 billion yuan ($210.47 billion) for tax evasion, represents just the tip of the iceberg. At present, the tax supervision department is still in the process of supervising the tax situation within the country’s sprawling live e-commerce ind…