Commentary: China's not ready to call high-profile sexual assault cases a #MeToo problem

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Commentary: China's not ready to call high-profile sexual assault cases a MeToo problem

WELLINGTON: Is China having a #MeToo moment? Two events over the past week have revived public debate over the issue after a tide of sexual assault allegations triggered outrage.

A week later, e-commerce giant Alibaba fired a manager and disciplined several others, after a female employee’s message on an internal communications board sparked calls for accountability among at least 6,000 Alibaba employees. On the surface, these two incidents should be seen as a victory for the women’s movement suggesting that Chinese women are waking up to their rights and using the power of social media to expose sexual predators and find justice.

Victims have been deterred from speaking up when they can and have been counter-sued by their powerful harassers for defamation. Worse, many report being dissuaded from doing so by law enforcement authorities who point to the men’s contributions to society. China’s legal frameworks protecting women from sexual harassment too have been strengthened, with the introduction of a Civil Code in January obligating companies, schools and government agencies to adopt policies to manage, investigate and take disciplinary action when cases of sexual misconduct arise.

 

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