Illustration: Brian Wang
How women’s rights crusaders find both government support and suppression of #MeToo in China
- As an educator, Wang Wei has received official backing for her online sex education platform for adolescents
- But it’s a different story for prominent activist Xiong Jing, whose NGO was forced to shut down
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Gender equality
Illustration: Brian Wang
“Mitu” posters, part of the The Voiceless Rise Up! exhibition in New York. Photo: Shen Lu
Silenced at home, finding a voice overseas: China’s feminists cultivate the expatriate community
- Supporters of #MeToo and Liu Jingyao turn out at a panel discussion and exhibition opening in New York
- The exhibition, The Voiceless Rise Up!, which aims to put a spotlight on sexual assault, was shut down in Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu, activists said
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Chinese overseas
“Mitu” posters, part of the The Voiceless Rise Up! exhibition in New York. Photo: Shen Lu