China’s #MeToo Victims Face Abuse, Payback for Going Public

China’s #MeToo Victims Face Abuse, Payback for Going Public
A woman wearing a protective mask walks past the offices of the Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba in Beijing, on Dec. 13, 2021. Andy Wong/AP Photo
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Human resources and upper management wouldn’t deal with her accusation of sexual assault, a former employee of Alibaba said. So she went into the busy cafeteria at the Chinese e-commerce giant’s headquarters and screamed out her plight.

Now she’s facing online harassment, accusations of lying from the wives of the two men she accused, and a defamation lawsuit from an Alibaba vice president who was forced to resign. And, she revealed recently, the company fired her.