Tag: Rape

activists Anhui app Beijing blogs censorship chengguan child abuse child safety china market Chinese law compensation compulsory education corruption crime criminal procedure law death penalty democracy demonstrations detention Didi Chuxing documentaries education

Despite Significant Effort, China’s #MeToo Struggles

As previously noted, the efforts of Chinese women to raise awareness of and fight against sexual harassment and assault faced dim prospects for success due to cultural and political barriers. Attempts by journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin to publicize her 2012 assault by a senior colleague brought her a torrent of online attacks, and she met with difficulty finding an outlet willing to publish her story. While “#我也是#,” the Chinese equivalent of #MeToo, continues