Analysis: Chinese livestream salesman Li Jiaqi, known for trying on makeup on his show, sold $1.9B in goods on Alibaba’s Taobao during its Singles’ Day festival (Jinshan Hong/Bloomberg)

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Analysis: Chinese livestream salesman Li Jiaqi, known for trying on makeup on his show, sold $1.9B in goods on Alibaba’s Taobao during its Singles’ Day festival  —  – Record on first day of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day shopping binge  — Signals China’s consumer strength despite economic slowdown