Rape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight
NPRRape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight Enlarge this image toggle caption Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images BEIJING – The client dinner in July began like any other: with copious amounts of alcohol and no other women present. Sponsor Message Jinan city police said in a statement that they believe the woman was "sexually abused" by her Alibaba manager and a company client at a company dinner. Sponsor Message "We will do everything we can to take care of her," Daniel Zhang, Alibaba's chief executive, wrote in a company-wide memo on Monday, two days after the woman shared her account. Sponsor Message Regarding their investigation of the case, the police in Jinan, the city in eastern China where the alleged sexual assault incident took place, said in a statement that confirming certain details would be "difficult" because they occurred in the "secret space" of a closed hotel room.
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