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YouTube Star IShowSpeed Woos US Consumers With Futuristic China Tech
American streamer IShowSpeed, center, during a stop in Changsha, China on April 7.
Photographer: Yang Huafeng/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
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American streamer IShowSpeed’s visit to China has sparked widespread curiosity among fans about cutting-edge advancements in Chinese technology, as products from Huawei Technologies Co. and BYD Co. are put in the spotlight.
IShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr., live-streams regularly to his 38.4 million YouTube subscribers, often for hours at a time. Known for his comedic and dramatic personality, the 20-year-old streamer shares unique and daredevil experiences while traveling around the world, often surrounded by fans and onlookers.