Richard Liu

For three years, Chen Chun published articles on his public WeChat account touching on politics, philosophy and current affairs—subjects that are often censored on Chinese social media. More recently, the writer in southern China has focused on the country’s growing #MeToo movement. He drew attention to several sexual assault cases, and collected money for victims’ families. Yet it was only after Chen advocated support for Jingyao Liu, a woman who accused online shopping giant JD.com founder Richard Liu of rape in Minnesota, that his account was permanently shut down.

For three years, Chen Chun published articles on his public WeChat account touching on politics, philosophy and current affairs—subjects that are often censored on Chinese social media. More recently, the writer in southern China has focused on the country’s growing #MeToo movement. He drew attention to several sexual assault cases, and collected money for victims’ families. Yet it was only after Chen advocated support for Jingyao Liu, a woman who accused online shopping giant JD.com founder Richard Liu of rape in Minnesota, that his account was permanently shut down.