Disability can't stand in way of online success

Starting in December 2020, Pa Wanlian has overcome physical challenges to post short videos and livestreaming on popular video app Douyin. She has gained more than 25,000 followers and a record number of short video views — more than 1.7 million.

Born in a rural family in Mangshi, Yunnan province, the 42-year-old woman of the Dai ethnic group has been paralyzed in her lower limbs since the age of 14, due to a disease.