
It’s not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement
Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan — Huang Xueqin, who publicly supported a woman when she accused a professor of sexual assault, was arrested in September. “They’re publicly excluding us from the legitimacy, from the legitimate public space,” said Lu Pin, an activist who now lives in the U.S. but is still active on women’s rights issues in China. “This society’s middle ground is disappearing.” In a sign of how threatening the #MeToo movement and activism on women’s rights is to Chinese authorities, many activists have been dismissed as tools of foreign interference — a label used to discredit their concerns as fabrications by China’s enemies meant to destabilize it. In a span of a few weeks in the spring, influencers with millions of followers launched a wave of attacks against women’s rights activists on Weibo, one of China’s leading social media platforms. It’s not clear why in all cases, but one activist who had lost her account, Liang Xiaowen, shared a notice from Weibo that said her account had “shared illegal and harmful information.” Even Zhou Xiaoxuan, who accused well-known state TV host Zhu Jun of groping her when she was an intern and was once praised for her courage in speaking up, faced a campaign of harassment and can no longer post on her public-facing accounts.
History of this topic

PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
Hindustan Times
Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
Associated Press
Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing jailed
ABC
Chinese #MeToo activist jailed for five years for subversion
Al Jazeera
Sophia Huang Xueqin: Top-secret trial of ‘MeToo’ journalist spotlights China’s blatant abuse of security law
The Independent
China: MeToo journalist, labour activist to appear in secret trial amid increasing crackdown on civil society
India TV News
A Chinese #MeToo journalist and an activist spent 2 years in detention. Their trial starts this week
Associated Press
#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment
Al Jazeera
A Netflix hit, a Facebook flood and an overdue reckoning: How Taiwan’s #MeToo finally took off
LA Times
Taiwan’s #MeToo movement is making a resurgence as accusations hit politics, TV and schools
Associated Press
Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light
NPR
Four Years After #MeToo in China: Shrinking Digital Space for Change
The Diplomat
Explained: How the #MeToo movement helped women around the world
Firstpost
Peng Shuai saga hews to familiar script in China
Associated Press
Peng Shuai saga hews to familiar script in China
The Independent
EXPLAINER: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face
Associated Press
China's #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public
The Independent
Peng Shuai denies sexual assault allegation in new video, but ‘deepening concerns’ remain
New York Times
What the Peng Shuai saga tells us about Beijing's grip on power and desire to crush a #MeToo moment
Firstpost
Peng Shuai: What drives high-profile disappearances in China?
The Independent
How Peng Shuai’s case directly threaten the communists’ power in China
The Independent
EXPLAINER: What drives high-profile disappearances in China
Associated Press
Peng Shuai missing: Tennis star’s #MeToo claims vanish from Chinese social media as safety concerns grow
The Independent
China tennis star Peng Shuai should ‘be heard, not censored’ over MeToo allegations, says association
The Independent
China silent on tennis star Peng Shuai despite growing overseas concern
Firstpost
China's #MeToo scandal: Tennis, sex and politics combine as Peng Shuai accuses ex-vice premier of sexual assault
Firstpost
Tennis, sex and politics combine in Chinese #MeToo scandal
The Independent
Chinese tennis star makes explosive #MeToo allegations
The Independent
Court rules against woman who became face of China’s #MeToo movement in landmark verdict
The Independent
Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement
NPR
Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo case
Associated Press
Bystanders harass Chinese woman going public in #MeToo case
The Independent
China’s recent rape scandals are a #MeToo victory, activists say — even if the government won’t admit it
CNN
Alibaba working with police amid sexual assault allegations
The Independent
Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms
Al Jazeera
China is repressing the feminist movement, but women's voices are only getting louder
ABC
Re-establishing the relevance of #MeToo
Deccan Chronicle
2 convicted of defamation in blow to China's #MeToo movement
The Independent
Zhou Xiaoxuan is at the forefront of China's MeToo movement, which is slowly gaining momentum
ABC
China #MeToo case heads to court after 2-year delay
Associated Press
China #MeToo case heads to court after 2-year delay
The Independent
Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear
Live Mint
Fatima Sana Shaikh on not sharing her #MeToo story: Don’t want to expose that side of my life
Firstpost
‘#MeToo has not gone far enough’: Survey finds movement virtually unheard of by women in developing countries
The Independent
Jacqueline Fernandez opens up about #MeToo Movement: Sexual predators are all around us – India TV
India TV News
#MeToo movement in China: Powerful yet fragile
Al Jazeera
Heads roll as #MeToo stories gather storm
Deccan Chronicle
#MeToo movement launched by people with 'perverted' minds, says Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan
Firstpost
One year of #MeToo movement, 8 interesting things to know
India TodayDiscover Related













































