#MeToo Movement Pushes Ahead in China: Professor at Prestigious Peking University Accused of Sexual Assault

#MeToo Movement Pushes Ahead in China: Professor at Prestigious Peking University Accused of Sexual Assault
The views cherry blossom on campus of Wuhan University on March 22, 2018 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. Wang HE/Getty Images
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Since the #MeToo movement gained momentum in China, more women have spoken out about the high prevalence of sexual assault on China’s university campuses.
Li Youyou, a Chinese woman now living in Canada, revealed in an online post that her friend committed suicide 20 years ago after being sexually assaulted by her professor at Peking University—one of China’s most prestigious universities.