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Editor’s note for January 9, 2023
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Chinese courts rarely believe women’s claims of domestic violence in divorce cases
A new study by a law firm finds that Chinese judges continue to trivialize intimate partner violence and blame its victims, despite society’s growing awareness of the issue.
‘Blind Mountain’ morals — phrase of the week
China’s efforts to contain the chained mother scandal have only sparked more outrage online, and many turned to this phrase to express their anger.
More questions than answers two weeks after uproar over chained mother in Xuzhou
In the absence of a full reckoning by government officials about the mother of eight found chained inside a shack in rural Jiangsu Province, calls for a transparent investigation continue on Chinese social media despite heavy censorship.
Disturbing video of chained-up mother in rural China sparks outrage, calls for investigation
She seems unable to communicate and unable to give consent for anything, but she has eight children. What’s going on?
She was found guilty of murdering her abusive husband; an enraged Chinese public says the verdict is unfair
A controversial guilty verdict has put the spotlight, again, on how China’s justice system denies divorces to women even if they have abusive husbands, and how the police allow intimate partner violence to escalate.
Justice for Lhamo: Man handed death sentence for live-streamed murder of ex-wife
She was an internet influencer with a picture perfect onscreen life, until her husband doused her with gasoline and set her on fire in the middle of a livestream.
Crazy English founder Li Yang’s excuse for beating wife and children: I’m Chinese!
The charismatic founder of a cultlike chain of English-teaching schools is in the news again, 10 years after revelations that he was physically assaulting his wife. This time, his now ex-wife says, Li is abusing their children.
Congratulations to this woman who finally divorces her abusive husband after five years of trying
The woman’s legal battle to leave her violent, obsessive husband lasted nearly five years. Her divorce requests were repeatedly rejected by the local court, which persisted in arguing that her abusive marriage was not completely dead.
Four divorce petitions and two protective orders aren’t enough to allow this woman to leave her abusive husband
Chinese courts can make it very difficult for a woman to get a divorce. But Ning Shunhua might finally win the right to a legal separation from her deadbeat husband partly thanks to outrage on social media.
Unfair division of housework, postpartum depression, domestic violence and other women’s issues in the spotlight at Two Sessions 2021
The unfair treatment of women is the subject of growing attention from the Chinese public, and this year from Chinese officials too. Here are five proposals concerning women’s rights being discussed at the big political conference in Beijing this week.
Five social topics up for discussion at this year’s Two Sessions
Here are five proposals on social issues suggested by delegates to China’s annual Two Sessions political meetings.
Former journalist opens up about domestic abuse. Now she’s faced with questioning and skepticism
Ma Jinyu has sympathy from social media users after recounting violence at the hands of her husband, but also scorn.
Chinese songs that say ‘Me Too’
A powerful, heartbreaking anthem, the song explicitly highlights the pervasive problem of violence against women in China.
Finally, some good news for victims of domestic abuse in China
After a few bleak months for victims of domestic violence in China, some positive news finally came this week.
Douyin — the Chinese version of TikTok — removes comments and memes about horrific murder in Hangzhou
After the news broke that a man in Hangzhou murdered and dismembered his wife, Douyin, Chinese version of Tiktok, is now taking action against insensitive remarks and memes about the killing, drawing boundaries for what it calls “malicious memeification.”
Court denies divorce to woman after she was paralyzed from a jump to escape domestic violence
Last summer, a woman in Henan Province jumped out of a second-story window to escape spousal violence. Almost a year later, she’s still stuck in her abusive marriage because a local court refused to grant her a divorce. Now she’s making a second attempt to leave her violent husband. And this time, she’s got the support of millions of people.
China’s first database to let couples check domestic abuse history before marriage
The eastern city of Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, has become the first Chinese city to roll out a program that allows soon-to-be married couples to check, before tying the knot, if their partners have a history of domestic violence.
