Zixu Wang is a freelancer covering social justice, livelihood issues, and gender equality in China. He earned a Master of Laws in International Human Rights from the University of Notre Dame, and is studying for his Master of Journalism at The University of Hong Kong.
China’s 7 million food delivery drivers, classified as part of the gig economy, lack protection from the country’s labor laws. Their attempts to improve their working conditions have repeatedly been rebuffed.
Hong Kong’s protest movement in 2019 divided families. Many of the city’s young protesters are still finding ways to mend broken relationships.
He Qian accused a celebrity journalist and promoter of philanthropic causes of sexually assaulting her when she was an intern at a news magazine in 2009 — only to be subjected to a defamation lawsuit. This #MeToo case gone wrong has revealed flaws in China’s legal system, which disincentivizes sexual assault victims from outing high-profile men.