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What a Landmark Trial Means for China’s #MeToo Movement

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Zhou Xiaoxuan, center, walks by her supporters upon arrival at a courthouse in Beijing, Dec. 2, 2020 (AP photo by Andy Wong).
Zhou Xiaoxuan, center, walks by her supporters upon arrival at a courthouse in Beijing, Dec. 2, 2020 (AP photo by Andy Wong).
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Editor’s Note: China Note is being published on Thursday this week, but will be back to its usual Wednesday schedule next week. Subscribers can adjust their newsletter settings to receive China Note by email every week. Last week, 27-year-old Zhou Xiaoxuan headed to Haidian District People’s Court in Beijing to have her case of sexual harassment heard. The defendant, Zhu Jun, a TV star in China, didn’t turn up for the trial. But around 100 supporters and friends were there, waiting outside in the chilly weather. They carried posters saying “#MeToo,” and other slogans like “Go Xianzi,” referring to Zhou’s […]

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