网络主播薇娅偷逃税被追缴并处罚款13.41亿元
Chinese live-stream(直播) shopping influencer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been hit with a heavy $210 million penalty(罚金) for tax evasion and kicked off social media. Viya was ordered to pay 1.34 billion yuan in back taxes, late fees and fines. It’s the largest penalty ever imposed on a live-streamer.
From 2019 to 2020, Huang evaded(逃避) more than 640 million yuan ($100 million) in taxes “by falsely reporting the commission(佣金) income she earned from live-streaming platforms,” a tax official in Hangzhou said on Monday. “If she can pay the tax, late fee and fine within the given time limit, she will not be investigated for criminal responsibility,” the official added. “If she fails... the tax authority will move it to the police department for processing according to law.”
Huang had millions of followers on China’s major social media and shopping platforms — including Weibo, online shopping platform Taobao and TikTok’s China version Douyin — but her accounts were removed late on Monday. “This account is banned due to going against the platform agreement,” a statement on Douyin read.
Huang said she was “deeply sorry”. “Wrong is wrong, I am willing to bear all consequences for my mistake,” she added. Her husband Dong Haifeng also apologized. “I did not help Viya to do a good job,” he wrote on his Weibo account. “As well as apologizing to the public, I should also apologize to my wife, Viya.”
It is not clear when Huang will be back online. In November, tax authorities put smaller fines on two other top shopping influencers and their accounts have still not been restored. Viya, 36, became one of China’s most popular influencers over the last decade. The “live-streaming queen” helped to sell goods worth billions of yuan and participated in public welfare activities organized by Alibaba-owned Taobao, by helping sell agricultural products from poorer areas, and has won government awards for her efforts.
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1.What should Huang do to avoid getting involved in a police investigation?
A She should evade all of her recent income.
B She should pay 1.34 billion yuan in due time.
C She should report the commission income.
D She should refuse to become a live-streamer.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Viya was ordered to pay 1.34 billion yuan in back taxes, late fees and fines.”和第二段第二句的“If she can pay the tax, late fee and fine within the given time limit, she will not be investigated for criminal responsibility”可以得知，她要是在规定的期限内交清所有的罚款和税款，就不会被追究刑事责任，即只要她按时付清13.41亿元，就不会被警方调查。故选B。
2.What happened to Huang’s accounts on China’s major social medias?
A They lost all of the great followers.
B They were stopped from being used.
C They were moved to other platforms.
D They needed another strict agreement.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“but her accounts were removed late on Monday”可以得知，她的所有社交网站的账号都被禁止使用了，故选B。
3.How did Huang feel about her action?
A Anxious.
B Confident.
C Guilty.
D Annoyed.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章第四段前两句“Huang said she was ‘deeply sorry’.Wrong is wrong, I am willing to bear all consequences for my mistake”可以得知她感到很抱歉，并且认为错了就是错了，她愿意承担一切后果，由此可推知她感觉“愧疚(guilty)”。故选C。
4.The underlined “live-streaming queen” may refer to ________.
A TikTok
B Huang Wei
C Dong Haifeng
D another top shopping influencer
解析：选B。B 词意指代题。根据文章第一段第一句可知Viya就是Huang Wei；根据该划线短语“live-streaming queen”所在句子以及前一句可知，“live-streaming queen”指的就是Viya，即Huang Wei。故选B。