Police arrest Kris Wu on suspicion of rape
A pop singer has been detained by police on suspcision of rape, and Chinese social media is celebrating.
Jiayun Feng
Jiayun Feng was born in Shanghai, where she spent her first 20 years and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Fudan University. Interested in writing for a global audience, she attended the NYU Graduate School of Journalism for its Global & Joint Program Studies, which allowed her to pursue a journalism career along with her interest in international relations. She has previously interned for Sixth Tone and Shanghai Daily.
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