Zhou Xiaoxuan
Zhou Xiaoxuan (born circa 1993), also known as Xianzi, is a Chinese screenwriter and leading advocate in the Chinese Me Too movement.[1][2][3]
Biography
Zhou Xiaoxuan was born in Wuhan in circa 1993. She moved to Beijing when was 18 years old to study screenwriting. When she was 21, Zhou Xiaoxuan said she was raped by Zhu Jun, a Chinese television host. Later she joined #metoo movement and sued the alleged rapist. Zhou Xiaoxuan writes essays under pen name Xianzi. In 2021, a Chinese court rejected her accusations against Zhu Jun, and the newspaper Global Times accused Zhou Xiaoxuan to be used by foreign countries in smear campaign against China[4]
Sexual assault allegations
Zhou has accused the Chinese television host Zhu Jun of assaulting her in a dressing room while she was working as an intern in 2014.[5][6] She also reported the incident to the police.
In september 2021 Zhou lost in court because of "insufficient evidence".[7][8]
References
- ^ Hernández, Javier C. (2019-01-04). "She's on a #MeToo Mission in China, Battling Censors and Lawsuits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "How a Sexual-Harassment Suit May Test the Reach of #MeToo in China". The New Yorker. May 12, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Xianzi: The #MeToo icon China is trying to silence". BBC News. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Feng, Zhaoyin; Wong, Tessa (September 27, 2021). "Xianzi: The #MeToo icon China is trying to silence". BBC. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Buckley, Chris; Chen, Elsie (2021-09-15). "China #MeToo Figure Vows to Appeal After Losing Landmark Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2018-10-10). "One Year of #MeToo: How the Movement Eludes Government Surveillance in China". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Analysis by Nectar Gan and Steve George. "Analysis: The face of China's #MeToo movement loses her legal battle, but vows to appeal". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "Court rules against woman who became face of China's #MeToo movement". the Guardian. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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