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FEMINISM

The Case that Captured the Heart of China’s #MeToo Movement

Why are supporters demonstrating outside the courthouse on this high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit?

Late on Tuesday evening, Zhou Xiaoxuan finally emerged from the Haidian People’s Court in Beijing, clasping a red-bound copy of China’s Civil Code, looking weary after her mammoth court hearing ended in defeat. “I can’t go through this for another three years. I was only 21 when it happened, but now I am 28,” she told journalists through teary eyes. “I am very exhausted now.”

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