liam bates () is an entrepreneur, television host and adventurer from switzerland, born june 28, 1988. bates' first appearance on chinese television was during the 2010 chinese bridge language contest, in which he received first prize and the eloquence prize. the show aired in front of a tv audience of almost 300 million. bates has gone on to present tv shows for the discovery channel and has founded several companies in china. in 2017, bates made the forbes 30 under 30 list.