This combined image shows Chinese women who were inspired by the #MeToo campaign. They take self-portraits for this story. Photo: SCMP This combined image shows Chinese women who were inspired by the #MeToo campaign. They take self-portraits for this story. Photo: SCMP
This combined image shows Chinese women who were inspired by the #MeToo campaign. They take self-portraits for this story. Photo: SCMP
China /  People & Culture

#MeToo? Silence, shame and the cost of speaking out about sexual harassment in China

Chinese women tell of police inaction, crackdowns on activism and pressure both from society at large and those closest to them

Topic |   Sexual harassment and assault
Mimi LauMandy Zuo
Mimi Lau  and Mandy Zuo

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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This combined image shows Chinese women who were inspired by the #MeToo campaign. They take self-portraits for this story. Photo: SCMP This combined image shows Chinese women who were inspired by the #MeToo campaign. They take self-portraits for this story. Photo: SCMP
This combined image shows Chinese women who were inspired by the #MeToo campaign. They take self-portraits for this story. Photo: SCMP
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