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Chinese social media comments on Ukrainian women provoke backlash
On Chinese social media, reactions to Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine varied from disbelief to outrage to support and everything in between. But misogynistic comments about potential Ukrainian refugees began trending — and extended beyond the virtual borders of the Chinese internet.
More questions than answers two weeks after uproar over chained mother in Xuzhou
In the absence of a full reckoning by government officials about the mother of eight found chained inside a shack in rural Jiangsu Province, calls for a transparent investigation continue on Chinese social media despite heavy censorship.
Peng Shuai retracts previous claims of sexual assault, but concerned parties are not convinced
In the latest development on Peng Shuai’s saga, the Chinese tennis player, whose account of sexual assault by a retired Party official had ignited weeks of international uproar, told a Singaporean newspaper that the controversy was a result of a misunderstanding. But her retraction of previous claims doesn’t seem to hold much sway with people concerned about her safety and well-being.
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.
#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.