Why the Communist Party wants to stifle #MeToo in China
- 5 years ago
Once an important part of China’s rise, feminism is turning into a thorn in the side of the Communist Party.
Leta Hong Fincher, author of the new book Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China, tells Inkstone about the evolution of feminism in China – from an integral part of the revolution, to the jailing of the Feminist Five.
And more recently, China has been going through its own #MeToo moment, as male academics and celebrities are accused of sexual misconduct by women.
But can the movement survive in a nation where control is key?
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Leta Hong Fincher, author of the new book Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China, tells Inkstone about the evolution of feminism in China – from an integral part of the revolution, to the jailing of the Feminist Five.
And more recently, China has been going through its own #MeToo moment, as male academics and celebrities are accused of sexual misconduct by women.
But can the movement survive in a nation where control is key?
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