Attack on women triggers outrage in China over gender violence

In China, nine people have been arrested for a vicious attack on a group of women at a restaurant, police said Saturday, in a case that has sparked outrage over predatory sexual behavior. Earlier,a video footage of several women being attacked by a group of men for opposing sexual assault in northern city of Tangshan in Hebei province has triggered national outrage. It has sparked debate on sexual harassment and misogyny in Chinese society with millions of angry citizens demanding justice. The incident received widespread indignation and condemnation for its sheer brazenness. It has renewed online debate about sexual harassment and gender-based violence in China where the conversation around women’s rights has grown in recent years despite pressure from a patriarchal society, internet censorship and patchy legal support.

第15秒 “把这女的怼路边操了”pic.twitter.com/U9VXh3w22D

— 巴丢草 Badiucao (@badiucao) June 11, 2022

Police in Tangshan city said two women treated at hospital following the incident were “in stable condition and not in mortal danger,” while two others sustained minor injuries, authorities said.The attack generated hundreds of millions of comments on social media, where users slammed predatory behavior and urged authorities to crack down on violence against women. One uers writes that China is not a safest country. This is not individual case its so common like hell in China.

4. make no mistake
this is not individual case
its so common like hell in China pic.twitter.com/2O3kzI4MzP

— 巴丢草 Badiucao (@badiucao) June 11, 2022

Last year, a Chinese man was sentenced to death for murdering his ex-wife as she livestreamed on social media, in a case that shocked the nation.