Last week, a person claiming to be the student’s classmate accused Shen Yang, a language professor, of the assault and called for re-examination of the case. It comes as Chinese students and professors are rallying around #MeToo, a global movement to combat sexual harassment and assault, despite heavy-handed online censorship and bans on open protests in the country. The movement gathered steam in China when another professor at a Beijing university was accused of sexual harassment by a former student in a blog post that went viral in December. The professor, who worked at Beihang University, was stripped of his title in January and fired from the university. A week later, more than 50 professors signed an online letter calling for stricter rules to combat sexual harassment on campuses in China.

Source: Hindustan Times April 08, 2018 09:11 UTC