Meet the 20-year-old U.S streamer redefining China’s global image

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IShowSpeed, an American YouTuber and streamer is considered to be one of the most popular internet personalities in the world. Speed has since swept Chinese and global audiences, as well as the Chinese government by storm, meeting and taking part in challenges with fans across Shanghai, Beijing, Henan, Chengdu and Chongqing.  After live-streaming across Europe, South America and South East Asia with his high-energy antics and fans, Speed now visits China with the same energy, channeling and sharing a fresh and authentic perspective to what contemporary China offers.  His nearly 30 hour streams across China have generated a lot of new interest and buzz amongst viewers towards Chinese life, culture and technology, and has since been viewed by 35 million watchers on YouTube alone already.

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00:00This man is doing God's work.

00:02In just six hours, he eliminated all Western media propaganda about China,

00:06says Chinese influencer Li Zhanjun.

00:08Who is this man and why is he in China?

00:10I am about to be the first person to backflip off the Great Wall of China.

00:14Are y'all ready?

00:16Countdown from five.

00:18Five, four, three, two, one.

00:22Great Wall of China.

00:23The 20-year-old YouTuber and streamer known as Eid, with his 37 million followers,

00:30has unexpectedly become a digital ambassador for China through his unfiltered, chaotic,

00:36and high-energy exploration of the country, an energy he exudes across all of his live streams.

00:42In just six hours of streaming from Shanghai,

00:44he drew an astonishing 5.6 million views and tens of thousands of comments.

00:48From a high-speed ride in the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra,

00:51to playing table tennis with Jackson Wang and experiencing a Vietnam performance,

00:55fans flocked towards him everywhere.

00:58As he moved towards the capital Beijing,

01:00practiced Shaolin Kung Fu in Hunan, and delved into local Chengdu culture,

01:04Speed emerged as a cultural bridge sharing an unfiltered,

01:08nuanced, and vibrant glimpse into modern China.

01:11His content has even sparked the Chinese embassy and government's interest,

01:14explicitly praising his cultural impact.

01:17Speed just concluded his six-hour stream in the cyberpunk city of Chongqing.

01:21And will continue in Hong Kong.

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