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Naomi Osaka speaks out on Peng Shuai’s disappearance, a situation that China is allegedly unaware of
A Chinese tennis star made explosive #MeToo allegations against a former senior government official. Now she has disappeared and the global tennis community is talking about it, but the Chinese government is denying knowledge of the matter.
‘We will not stop’: Students of Nanjing University protest school’s handling of sexual harassment case
At one of China’s leading universities, students are finding ways to protest inaction against sexual harassment despite the authorities trying to shut them down.
Censors go nuclear as tennis player’s MeToo allegations against top official go viral
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accused former vice premier Zhang Gaoli of forcing her into a sexual relationship, sending censors into overdrive. Feminist activist Lü Pin told The China Project that “while it’s too soon to tell the long-term impact of her story, it has already generated lots of conversations among people and made them think.”
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 2, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping prepares to use the sixth plenum to cement his legacy and authority; an explosive #MeToo scandal involving tennis star Peng Shuai and former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli began on Weibo but has been swiftly censored.
#MeToo setback in court for CCTV intern: Q&A with scholar Darius Longarino
A court in Beijing dismissed an ex-intern’s sexual harassment case against a TV star yesterday. Scholar Darius Longarino explains that despite several anti-sexual harassment laws introduced in the past few years, it’s still depressingly hard for victims to win in Chinese courts.
#MeToo setback: Chinese court rules dismisses ex-intern’s sexual harassment case against TV star
A Beijing court rejected China’s highest profile sexual harassment legal suit in which a former intern sued her former boss, a celebrity TV host. It was a setback for the #MeToo movement, but the alleged victim has vowed to appeal the judgement.
Famous TV host suspended by China’s second-largest broadcaster amid sexual assault allegation
A popular Hunan TV host is under investigation after a woman alleged that he raped her in 2019.
Alibaba fires manager accused of rape after social media outcry
Public awareness of sexual misconduct is at an all-time high in China after the arrest of pop star Kris Wu last week. Now, after a female employee documented her alleged assault in an 11-page document, China’s biggest ecommerce company is facing a reckoning.
Police arrest Kris Wu on suspicion of rape
A pop singer has been detained by police on suspicion of rape, and Chinese social media is celebrating.
Advertisers flee mega pop star Kris Wu over allegations of predatory behavior
Porsche, Lancôme, and Bulgari are among the companies to announce they will no longer work with the megastar.
China’s largest bank sends half a million employees a memo on workplace sexual misconduct
ICBC, one of China’s biggest and most important companies, has set a new corporate standard for the country by sending all of its employees a set of guidelines to avoid workplace misconduct.
She accused a Chinese media celebrity of sexual assault. He sued — and won
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.
Zhu Jun breaks silence to dispute sexual harassment allegations, declaring himself ‘the real victim’
The legal suit isn’t over yet, but the accused perpetrator of China’s most prominent #MeToo case says he did nothing wrong.
Year in Review: 2020’s biggest news stories about Chinese women
In a year defined by crisis, Chinese women found their urgent voices — demanding changes to the policies that affect their lives, smashing taboos, uniting to end violence against women, refusing to conform, and calling out misogyny whenever and wherever possible.
Chinese songs that say ‘Me Too’
A powerful, heartbreaking anthem, the song explicitly highlights the pervasive problem of violence against women in China.
12 hours outside Haidian People’s Court: China’s landmark #MeToo case
A diverse crowd gathered outside a Beijing courthouse last Wednesday to offer support for Xianzi before her sexual harassment trial against state TV host Zhu Jun. “She has been an inspiration for so many people,” one supporter said.
In a critical test of China’s #MeToo movement, Beijing court starts hearing on landmark sexual harassment case
The long-awaited hearing on sexual harassment allegations against Zhū Jūn 朱军, a prominent TV anchor in China, began today in Beijing, kicking off what’s likely to be a grueling and lengthy ordeal expected to test the power of China’s #MeToo movement.
Zhejiang University under fire for allowing convicted rapist to remain on campus
The prestigious Zhejiang University (ZJU) has come under intense criticism for not expelling a male student who was given an 18-month suspended sentence by a Hangzhou court on charges of rape. The university decided to let him continue his studies, only punishing him with a one-year suspension, which many saw as a lax punishment.
Sexual harassment on China’s subways is punished, finally
China’s first court ruling punishing sexual harassment on public transport was decided in Shanghai. A man was sentenced to six months in jail for groping an adult woman and an underage girl on a subway train. However, sexual assault on public transit is alarmingly common in China, and the crime of forcible touching is still only classified as a misdemeanor by Chinese laws.
China’s #MeToo movement, explained
China has its own #MeToo movement. While China’s fight against sexual harassment and assault shares some similarities with the U.S., there are also important differences, like with the judicial system and internet censorship. Watch this video to get the full down low on #MeToo and the prospect for popular change to gender issues in modern China.
