A computer screen shows “Xiao Mi”, an internet broadcast host, performing during a live-streaming session in Zhengzhou city in Henan province. Photo: ImagineChina
A computer screen shows “Xiao Mi”, an internet broadcast host, performing during a live-streaming session in Zhengzhou city in Henan province. Photo: ImagineChina
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Citing eroding standards of taste, China says all live-streaming providers must obtain licences

Applicants must be state-owned or state-controlled and have 10 million yuan in registered capital, watchdog says, as it cracks down on content deemed vulgar or erotic

Zhuang Pinghui
Zhuang Pinghui

Updated: 2:03am, 14 Sep, 2016

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A computer screen shows “Xiao Mi”, an internet broadcast host, performing during a live-streaming session in Zhengzhou city in Henan province. Photo: ImagineChina
A computer screen shows “Xiao Mi”, an internet broadcast host, performing during a live-streaming session in Zhengzhou city in Henan province. Photo: ImagineChina
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