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Chinese food influencer Bai Bing fined $2.6 million for tax evasion

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A prominent Chinese food influencer, Bai Bing, has been fined approximately US$2.6 million for tax evasion. The influencer, who boasts over 40 million followers, underpaid taxes totaling around US$1.3 million between 2021 and 2024. Bai Bing has acknowledged his mistake and has already paid the full amount of his defaulted taxes and penalties. AI

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Chinese food influencer Bai Bing fined $2.6 million for tax evasion

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Yan ·

    Chinese ex-waiter turned top food influencer Bai Bing fined US$2.6 million for tax evasion

    A top online influencer in China who was fined 18.91 million yuan (US$2.6 million) for evading nine million yuan in taxes has attracted significant attention on social media. The case of Bai Bing, a food influencer with more than 40 million followers, was revealed by China’s Stat…

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