The former Newcastle United player was rushed to hospital in Beijing, but emergency services failed to revive him, his agent confirmed.
Former Newcastle United player Cheick Tiote has died after collapsing during a training session on Monday.
The Ivorian was training with second-tier Chinese side Beijing Enterprises, who he joined in February, when he passed out and was rushed to hospital.
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But emergency treatment failed to revive him, and it was later confirmed that he had passed away.
A statement from Newcastle said: "We are devastated to have learnt of the tragic passing of Cheick Tiote at the age of just 30.
"The
thoughts of everyone at Newcastle United are with Cheick's family,
friends, team-mates and everyone connected with the clubs he
represented."
Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez said: "It is with great sadness that I have this afternoon learned of Cheick's death.
"In
the all the time that I have known him, he was a true professional,
dedicated and above all, a great man. Our hearts go out to his family
and friends at such a sad time."
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