China: #MeToo Journalist Jailed for Five Years

Published JUN 14 2024

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The Spin

These convictions are arbitrary, malicious, and unjust. Beijing is trying to penalize and silence civil society activists for reporting ground-breaking stories about sexual abuse victims, misogyny, and sexism at Chinese universities and workplaces. The PRC is viewing activism as a national security crime and imposing criminal charges for deeds that challenge government authority in a vile attempt to decimate social activism.

Amnesty International

These activists published distorted and inflammatory articles on foreign social media platforms and organized gatherings to incite youth dissatisfaction toward the government, which could create challenges to political stability in China. Any attempt by the agents of hostile Western forces to challenge China's rule of law and smear its judicial sovereignty in the name of human rights must not succeed.

Barrons

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 25% chance that the Communist Party of China will continuously control the Chinese government until Jan. 1, 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.