After footage of a group of men sexually harassing and assaulting a woman in a restaurant went viral, authorities in the city of Tangshan have vowed to get tough on the perpetrators who they say are gang members, and on the officials who have apparently protected them. But Chinese social media users are not convinced.
Narrated by Jenny McKenzie.
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