Chinese influencer slapped with $210mn fine

RT

China’s top livestream sales influencer is facing a multimillion-dollar fine for tax evasion. Her social media platform has also been shut down.

Huang Wei, commonly known as Viya, was fined $210 million for failing to declare 2019 taxes amounting to $110 million in 2020, according to the local tax authority. Huang’s social media platform, where she sold a variety of products and which boasted tens of millions of followers, has been taken down.

Huang is considered an exceptional sales personality who recently managed to sell $1.3 billion worth of products in her livestream on one evening, according to reports.

Reuters said that Huang’s accounts…