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 โ only to be subjected to a defamation lawsuit. This #MeToo case gone wrong has revealed flaws in Chinaโs legal system, which disincentivizes sexual assault victims from outing high-profile men.
The long-awaited hearing on sexual harassment allegations against Zhลซ Jลซn ๆฑๅ, a prominent TV anchor in China, began today in Beijing, kicking off whatโs likely to be a grueling and lengthy ordeal expected to test the power of China's #MeToo movement.
The case that has caused a reckoning in China's #MeToo movement.
A timeline of #MeToo in China
Giant poster appears in Xiโan to raise awareness of sexual assault and misogyny
#MeToo in Chinese badminton
Sexual assault at Sun Yat-sen University: Professor faces accusations from multiple women [UPDATE]
#MeToo at Shanghai Jiaotong University: Deputy dean steps down
More than 80 percent of female journalists in China face sexual harassment in the workplace
โI am a woman worker at Foxconn, and I demand a system that opposes sexual harassmentโ: A translated essay