Avoid the hangover. A Chinese tech start-up that links substitute drivers with inebriated car owners has gone one step further by introducing a service for its app users to summon surrogate drinkers. Photo: Shutterstock
Avoid the hangover. A Chinese tech start-up that links substitute drivers with inebriated car owners has gone one step further by introducing a service for its app users to summon surrogate drinkers. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese start-up launches app to outsource alcohol consumption to surrogate drinkers

China’s drinking culture has spawned a multibillion-dollar industry and created jobs for designated drivers and now, a new occupation of surrogate drinker

Meng Jing
Meng Jing

Updated: 3:38pm, 10 Jan, 2018

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Avoid the hangover. A Chinese tech start-up that links substitute drivers with inebriated car owners has gone one step further by introducing a service for its app users to summon surrogate drinkers. Photo: Shutterstock
Avoid the hangover. A Chinese tech start-up that links substitute drivers with inebriated car owners has gone one step further by introducing a service for its app users to summon surrogate drinkers. Photo: Shutterstock
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