Latest items for China
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2, DV-LAW-1, DV-DATA-1
“Domestic violence remained a significant problem. Some scholars said victims were encouraged to attempt to resolve domestic violence through mediation. Societal sentiment that domestic violence was a personal, private matter contributed to underreporting and inaction by authorities when women faced violence at home. The law defined domestic violence as a civil, rather than a criminal, offense. The web publication Sixth Tone reported in 2019 that 25 percent of families had experienced domestic violence; more recent data were not available. The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence… Nonetheless, official assistance did not always reach survivors and public security forces often ignored domestic violence”(63-64).more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2, DV-LAW-1, DV-DATA-1
“Domestic violence remained a significant problem. Some scholars said victims were encouraged to attempt to resolve domestic violence through mediation. Societal sentiment that domestic violence was a personal, private matter contributed to underreporting and inaction by authorities when women faced violence at home. The law defined domestic violence as a civil, rather than a criminal, offense. The web publication Sixth Tone reported in 2019 that 25 percent of families had experienced domestic violence; more recent data were not available. The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence… Nonetheless, official assistance did not always reach survivors and public security forces often ignored domestic violence”(63-64).more
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
“Rape of women was illegal and carried a sentence ranging from three years in prison to death. The law did not recognize spousal rape or rape by a person of the same sex. A separate law on sexual assault included male victims but had a lesser maximum penalty of five years in prison. Most allegations of rape were closed through private settlement rather than prosecution…The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence” (63-64).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, DV-PRACTICE-1
“Rape of women was illegal and carried a sentence ranging from three years in prison to death. The law did not recognize spousal rape or rape by a person of the same sex. A separate law on sexual assault included male victims but had a lesser maximum penalty of five years in prison. Most allegations of rape were closed through private settlement rather than prosecution…The government did not effectively enforce laws against rape and domestic violence” (63-64).
Oct. 15, 2026, 10:22 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
“Male-perpetrated homicides are often linked to infidelity or separation and are more prevalent in regions with high GWAR, reflecting increased marital competition. Female-perpetrated IPH is strongly associated with histories of intimate partner violence (IPV)” (1).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
“Male-perpetrated homicides are often linked to infidelity or separation and are more prevalent in regions with high GWAR, reflecting increased marital competition. Female-perpetrated IPH is strongly associated with histories of intimate partner violence (IPV)” (1).
Oct. 4, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"The director of China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced during a press conference Monday that the Communist Party will be investing heavily in programs intended to raise the birth rate, particularly in expanding access to pediatric care and child care for working families" (para 1). "Lei [China’s National Health Commission (NHC) chief] announced an impending rollout of new measures to help boost fertility and aid parents in raising their children, most of them associated with offering child care services. 'In detail, Lei mentioned that the initiative supports communities and employers in setting up child care service institutions, enabling residents to access nearby, convenient, and reasonably affordable child care services,' the...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"The director of China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced during a press conference Monday that the Communist Party will be investing heavily in programs intended to raise the birth rate, particularly in expanding access to pediatric care and child care for working families" (para 1). "Lei [China’s National Health Commission (NHC) chief] announced an impending rollout of new measures to help boost fertility and aid parents in raising their children, most of them associated with offering child care services. 'In detail, Lei mentioned that the initiative supports communities and employers in setting up child care service institutions, enabling residents to access nearby, convenient, and reasonably affordable child care services,' the...more
Oct. 4, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"The director of China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced during a press conference Monday that the Communist Party will be investing heavily in programs intended to raise the birth rate, particularly in expanding access to pediatric care and child care for working families" (para 1). "Lei [China’s National Health Commission (NHC) chief] announced an impending rollout of new measures to help boost fertility and aid parents in raising their children, most of them associated with offering child care services. 'In detail, Lei mentioned that the initiative supports communities and employers in setting up child care service institutions, enabling residents to access nearby, convenient, and reasonably affordable child care services,' the...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"The director of China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced during a press conference Monday that the Communist Party will be investing heavily in programs intended to raise the birth rate, particularly in expanding access to pediatric care and child care for working families" (para 1). "Lei [China’s National Health Commission (NHC) chief] announced an impending rollout of new measures to help boost fertility and aid parents in raising their children, most of them associated with offering child care services. 'In detail, Lei mentioned that the initiative supports communities and employers in setting up child care service institutions, enabling residents to access nearby, convenient, and reasonably affordable child care services,' the...more
Oct. 4, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1
"Increased government spending to help parents with child care is among the least intrusive ideas the Communist Party has brainstormed to improve the nation’s birth rate. In 2024, the Party apparently rolled out a program in which comrades would call and harass random women about their menstrual cycles, which was revealed after women took to Chinese-controlled social media to complain. The “fertility call checks” reportedly consisted of Party members randomly calling women, asking if they were pregnant, then demanding details about their periods and ovulation cycles to pressure them into having a child" (para 15). This information indicates the existance of pressure and coercion towards the Chinese women to have...more
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1
"Increased government spending to help parents with child care is among the least intrusive ideas the Communist Party has brainstormed to improve the nation’s birth rate. In 2024, the Party apparently rolled out a program in which comrades would call and harass random women about their menstrual cycles, which was revealed after women took to Chinese-controlled social media to complain. The “fertility call checks” reportedly consisted of Party members randomly calling women, asking if they were pregnant, then demanding details about their periods and ovulation cycles to pressure them into having a child" (para 15). This information indicates the existance of pressure and coercion towards the Chinese women to have...more
Oct. 4, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the legal approval to reproduce, many Chinese citizens have foregone marrying and building families. China’s birth rate hit record lows in 2025, according to official government statistics, and China lost its status as the world’s most populous nation to India in 2023..." (para 3).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the legal approval to reproduce, many Chinese citizens have foregone marrying and building families. China’s birth rate hit record lows in 2025, according to official government statistics, and China lost its status as the world’s most populous nation to India in 2023..." (para 3).
Oct. 4, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Chinese statistics authorities announced in January that the population of China at the end of 2025 was 1.404 billion, down 3 million from the prior year. The birth rate declined 17 percent in a year, resulting in under 8 million births in 2025. Some experts attributed the decline to 2025 mostly overlapping with the Year of the Snake, which many Chinese parents consider inauspicious for giving birth" (para 4).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Chinese statistics authorities announced in January that the population of China at the end of 2025 was 1.404 billion, down 3 million from the prior year. The birth rate declined 17 percent in a year, resulting in under 8 million births in 2025. Some experts attributed the decline to 2025 mostly overlapping with the Year of the Snake, which many Chinese parents consider inauspicious for giving birth" (para 4).
Sept. 29, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"Sex offences such as rape, abduction, and incest are capital crimes punishable by law" (para 11).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"Sex offences such as rape, abduction, and incest are capital crimes punishable by law" (para 11).
Sept. 29, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"In Chinese law codes, incest has been punished as one of the worst sexual crimes from at least the third century b.c.e." (para 1).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"In Chinese law codes, incest has been punished as one of the worst sexual crimes from at least the third century b.c.e." (para 1).
Sept. 29, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"Article 1048 Persons who are lineal relatives by blood, or collateral relatives by blood up to the third degree of kinship are prohibited from being married" (para 22).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"Article 1048 Persons who are lineal relatives by blood, or collateral relatives by blood up to the third degree of kinship are prohibited from being married" (para 22).
Sept. 29, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2
"...Article 236 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China does not explicitly stipulate that the husband cannot be considered the subject of the crime of rape. Consequently, marital rape constitutes an obstacle to the crime of rape and is not guilty of the law" (200).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2
"...Article 236 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China does not explicitly stipulate that the husband cannot be considered the subject of the crime of rape. Consequently, marital rape constitutes an obstacle to the crime of rape and is not guilty of the law" (200).
Sept. 29, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2
"Marital rape is neither a criminal nor civil offense under current Chinese law" (para 4).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2
"Marital rape is neither a criminal nor civil offense under current Chinese law" (para 4).
Sept. 29, 2026, 3:05 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"'According to previous verdicts, courts would usually not recognize marital rape when the husband forces the wife to have sex, unless when the woman already sued for divorce or the couples are under separation,' he [Lü Xiaoquan, a women’s legal aid lawyer at Qianqian Law Firm in Beijing] told Sixth Tone" (para 5).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"'According to previous verdicts, courts would usually not recognize marital rape when the husband forces the wife to have sex, unless when the woman already sued for divorce or the couples are under separation,' he [Lü Xiaoquan, a women’s legal aid lawyer at Qianqian Law Firm in Beijing] told Sixth Tone" (para 5).
Sept. 29, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"Marital rape is still legal, and women say restraining orders are rarely enforced" (para 7).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"Marital rape is still legal, and women say restraining orders are rarely enforced" (para 7).
Sept. 29, 2026, 2:34 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"...in the case of Wang's rape, despite the perpetrator Wang being convicted of rape for having non-consensual sex with the victim Qian while their divorce was not yet finalized, he was only sentenced to three years in prison with a three-year suspension of sentence. In the case of Bai Junfeng, the perpetrator's rape act resulted in the victim experiencing convulsions and losing consciousness. However, this did not constitute rape because the marriage was still valid. This is evidence of the lack of specific provisions on marital rape in criminal law and judicial interpretations, which can result in situations of "different verdicts for similar cases" in judicial practice" (200).more
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"...in the case of Wang's rape, despite the perpetrator Wang being convicted of rape for having non-consensual sex with the victim Qian while their divorce was not yet finalized, he was only sentenced to three years in prison with a three-year suspension of sentence. In the case of Bai Junfeng, the perpetrator's rape act resulted in the victim experiencing convulsions and losing consciousness. However, this did not constitute rape because the marriage was still valid. This is evidence of the lack of specific provisions on marital rape in criminal law and judicial interpretations, which can result in situations of "different verdicts for similar cases" in judicial practice" (200).more
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In June 2020, Lamu divorced Tang who, the court said, had a history of violence against her. About three months later, he doused her with petrol at her father's home and set her alight. She suffered burns to 90% of her body and died two weeks later. The case caused outrage across the country and prompted renewed debate about violence against women” (para 6-8)
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In June 2020, Lamu divorced Tang who, the court said, had a history of violence against her. About three months later, he doused her with petrol at her father's home and set her alight. She suffered burns to 90% of her body and died two weeks later. The case caused outrage across the country and prompted renewed debate about violence against women” (para 6-8)
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:39 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“A Chinese court made a rare move to calm public outrage this week over a controversial murder case involving a young woman killed by her husband and in-laws. The 22-year-old Chinese woman had only been married for six months when her husband and in-laws beat her to death, because she had been unable to conceive a child, according to state-run news agency Xinhua” (para 1-2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
“A Chinese court made a rare move to calm public outrage this week over a controversial murder case involving a young woman killed by her husband and in-laws. The 22-year-old Chinese woman had only been married for six months when her husband and in-laws beat her to death, because she had been unable to conceive a child, according to state-run news agency Xinhua” (para 1-2).
Aug. 28, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GEW-LAW-1
"Article 29 Cases of Harming or Looting Residents' Property [by the soldiers and/or armed forces] During Wartime (Article 446 of the Criminal Law) The crime of harming residents during wartime refers to the act of harming innocent residents in areas of military operation during wartime. Innocent residents refer to civilians who have no hostile actions against our army. During wartime, cases involving any of the following circumstances shall be filed: (1) Intentionally causing the death, serious injury, or minor injury of three or more innocent residents; (2) Raping innocent residents; (3) Intentionally damaging the property of innocent residents with a value of 5,000 yuan or more, or less than the...more
Variables: GEW-LAW-1
"Article 29 Cases of Harming or Looting Residents' Property [by the soldiers and/or armed forces] During Wartime (Article 446 of the Criminal Law) The crime of harming residents during wartime refers to the act of harming innocent residents in areas of military operation during wartime. Innocent residents refer to civilians who have no hostile actions against our army. During wartime, cases involving any of the following circumstances shall be filed: (1) Intentionally causing the death, serious injury, or minor injury of three or more innocent residents; (2) Raping innocent residents; (3) Intentionally damaging the property of innocent residents with a value of 5,000 yuan or more, or less than the...more
Aug. 28, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
For the timeframe 2020 to present, no evidence was located on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) / People’s Armed Police (PAP) practices specifically addressing reporting of intra-military rape or sexual assault. General military complaint and legal-assistance channels exist, but they are not sexual-assault specific (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
For the timeframe 2020 to present, no evidence was located on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) / People’s Armed Police (PAP) practices specifically addressing reporting of intra-military rape or sexual assault. General military complaint and legal-assistance channels exist, but they are not sexual-assault specific (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 28, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-3
For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no publicly available data on how often intra-military rape or sexual assault in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) / People’s Armed Police (PAP) is prosecuted, dropped, or dismissed. No relevant prosecution statistics or identifiable cases were located (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-3
For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no publicly available data on how often intra-military rape or sexual assault in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) / People’s Armed Police (PAP) is prosecuted, dropped, or dismissed. No relevant prosecution statistics or identifiable cases were located (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 28, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no publicly available data on the commonality of intra-military rape or sexual assault in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) / People’s Armed Police (PAP). No prevalence rates, reported-case numbers, or estimates of unreported assault were located. However, the absence of publicly available data should not be interpreted as evidence that such cases do not occur (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no publicly available data on the commonality of intra-military rape or sexual assault in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) / People’s Armed Police (PAP). No prevalence rates, reported-case numbers, or estimates of unreported assault were located. However, the absence of publicly available data should not be interpreted as evidence that such cases do not occur (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 28, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-5
"Article 102. Anyone who violates the discipline of daily life and commits any of the following acts shall be given a warning or serious warning for minor offenses; a demerit or major demerit for more serious offenses; and a demotion for conscripts and sergeants, and a reduction in rank or position for officers for serious offenses: (i) Living a life of extravagance and waste, indulging in pleasure and pursuing low-level interests, causing adverse effects; (ii) To harass or insult women or to have improper sexual relations with others; (iii) Violating public order and good morals, engaging in inappropriate words or deeds in public places or cyberspace, or having other serious...more
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-5
"Article 102. Anyone who violates the discipline of daily life and commits any of the following acts shall be given a warning or serious warning for minor offenses; a demerit or major demerit for more serious offenses; and a demotion for conscripts and sergeants, and a reduction in rank or position for officers for serious offenses: (i) Living a life of extravagance and waste, indulging in pleasure and pursuing low-level interests, causing adverse effects; (ii) To harass or insult women or to have improper sexual relations with others; (iii) Violating public order and good morals, engaging in inappropriate words or deeds in public places or cyberspace, or having other serious...more
Aug. 26, 2026, 9:07 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1
"Around 3:00 AM on February 24, 2020, Zhang [Chinese abusive husband], after drinking heavily, assaulted Li [his wife] again at home. He grabbed Li's hair, slapped him repeatedly, and punched him in the chest and back. After being beaten, Li took his son to his father Li's house for refuge. After leaving his son at his father's house, Li committed suicide by drowning in a river on the west side of the village. Villagers later discovered Li's body and called the police. An autopsy determined that Li died from drowning" (para 10).
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1
"Around 3:00 AM on February 24, 2020, Zhang [Chinese abusive husband], after drinking heavily, assaulted Li [his wife] again at home. He grabbed Li's hair, slapped him repeatedly, and punched him in the chest and back. After being beaten, Li took his son to his father Li's house for refuge. After leaving his son at his father's house, Li committed suicide by drowning in a river on the west side of the village. Villagers later discovered Li's body and called the police. An autopsy determined that Li died from drowning" (para 10).
Aug. 26, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1
According to the graphs published on the World Bank Group Data website, the 2021 suicide mortality rate for Chinese men per 100,000 male population was 10.3. As for the Chinese women, this rate per 100,000 female population was 7.5 in the same year (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1
According to the graphs published on the World Bank Group Data website, the 2021 suicide mortality rate for Chinese men per 100,000 male population was 10.3. As for the Chinese women, this rate per 100,000 female population was 7.5 in the same year (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"May Lu, managing partner at Shanghai Yaowang law offices who specialises in employment issues, said that in recent years there were more cases of victims of sexual harassment filing lawsuits, thanks to the influence of the MeToo movement and the development of Chinese laws. 'But overall, we could not say it is common to see such cases successfully filed,' Lu said. 'One of the reasons is culturally it is difficult for females speak up about sexual harassment'"(para 17).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"May Lu, managing partner at Shanghai Yaowang law offices who specialises in employment issues, said that in recent years there were more cases of victims of sexual harassment filing lawsuits, thanks to the influence of the MeToo movement and the development of Chinese laws. 'But overall, we could not say it is common to see such cases successfully filed,' Lu said. 'One of the reasons is culturally it is difficult for females speak up about sexual harassment'"(para 17).
Aug. 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Only since 2021 have victims of sexual harassment had the right to sue perpetrators, including companies, for civil liability. But cases are extremely rare" (para 15). This information shows that in the past five years, there have been some positive indications in Chinese policy and practice in terms of sexual harassment victims stepping forward to sue their perpetrators, though cases are still scarce (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Only since 2021 have victims of sexual harassment had the right to sue perpetrators, including companies, for civil liability. But cases are extremely rare" (para 15). This information shows that in the past five years, there have been some positive indications in Chinese policy and practice in terms of sexual harassment victims stepping forward to sue their perpetrators, though cases are still scarce (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The case [of Xiong, a Chinese woman who was harassed by her former manager] is as a rare example of an employee winning a claim about sexual harassment in a country where the MeToo movement enraged millions of women, but was quickly snuffed out by the authorities. Discussion of sexual harassment briefly surged on social media but was then censored to prevent the conversation snowballing into a wider social movement, with the hashtag #MeToo blocked" (para 3). This information shows that women in China rarely win sexual harassment claims, and that reporting is discouraged by social and political pressure. It also shows the #MeToo movement, which pushed back against this...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The case [of Xiong, a Chinese woman who was harassed by her former manager] is as a rare example of an employee winning a claim about sexual harassment in a country where the MeToo movement enraged millions of women, but was quickly snuffed out by the authorities. Discussion of sexual harassment briefly surged on social media but was then censored to prevent the conversation snowballing into a wider social movement, with the hashtag #MeToo blocked" (para 3). This information shows that women in China rarely win sexual harassment claims, and that reporting is discouraged by social and political pressure. It also shows the #MeToo movement, which pushed back against this...more
Aug. 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The woman [a Chinese woman and a victim of a sexual harassment case], a former intern and employee at Beijing Grassland Alliance, an environmental NGO, was awarded 5,000 yuan (£554) in emotional damages, to be paid by her former manager, who the court ruled had sexually harassed her. The manager was also ordered to write an apology to her" (para 2). "Xiong’s [Chinese woman] case [of sexual harassment committed by her former manager] succeeded in part because she was able to provide evidence from WeChat conversations between herself and colleagues at Beijing Grassland Alliance, including with her former manager. These included apologies from her former manager for making her feel...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The woman [a Chinese woman and a victim of a sexual harassment case], a former intern and employee at Beijing Grassland Alliance, an environmental NGO, was awarded 5,000 yuan (£554) in emotional damages, to be paid by her former manager, who the court ruled had sexually harassed her. The manager was also ordered to write an apology to her" (para 2). "Xiong’s [Chinese woman] case [of sexual harassment committed by her former manager] succeeded in part because she was able to provide evidence from WeChat conversations between herself and colleagues at Beijing Grassland Alliance, including with her former manager. These included apologies from her former manager for making her feel...more
Aug. 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The case [of Xiong, a Chinese woman who was harassed by her former manager] is as a rare example of an employee winning a claim about sexual harassment in a country where the MeToo movement enraged millions of women, but was quickly snuffed out by the authorities. Discussion of sexual harassment briefly surged on social media but was then censored to prevent the conversation snowballing into a wider social movement, with the hashtag #MeToo blocked" (para 3). "Soon after she [Xiong, Chinese woman] started [her internship at Beijing Grassland Alliance] she said that her manager, a man ten years her senior, started sexually harassing her. His behaviour included joking about...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The case [of Xiong, a Chinese woman who was harassed by her former manager] is as a rare example of an employee winning a claim about sexual harassment in a country where the MeToo movement enraged millions of women, but was quickly snuffed out by the authorities. Discussion of sexual harassment briefly surged on social media but was then censored to prevent the conversation snowballing into a wider social movement, with the hashtag #MeToo blocked" (para 3). "Soon after she [Xiong, Chinese woman] started [her internship at Beijing Grassland Alliance] she said that her manager, a man ten years her senior, started sexually harassing her. His behaviour included joking about...more