Popular Chinese Actor Owes Government $16.6 Million for Evading Taxes

What’s new: Chinese actor Deng Lun has to pay 106 million yuan ($16.6 million) in overdue taxes, late fees and fines for tax evasion, Shanghai’s tax authority announced Tuesday.

The Shanghai tax bureau, which says since last year it has been on a big-data-driven campaign to make sure showbiz stars pay their fair share, determined that Deng had been evading taxes, according a Q&A posted on its website.