https://theconversation.com/from-metoo-t...hina-90860
EXCERPT: . . . Unlike its Western counterpart, the #MeToo campaign in China lacks the freedom to turn into a large-scale movement due to inevitable government intervention. For the ruling party, online campaigns that seek to mobilise large swathes of the population are like wildfire that can easily spread out of control. At this stage, those exposed are mostly relatively low-profile figures, such as university professors, but it is not hard to imagine the scandal escalating up to those in positions of power. Popularity is the the kiss of death for any civil movement in China....
MORE: https://theconversation.com/from-metoo-t...hina-90860
EXCERPT: . . . Unlike its Western counterpart, the #MeToo campaign in China lacks the freedom to turn into a large-scale movement due to inevitable government intervention. For the ruling party, online campaigns that seek to mobilise large swathes of the population are like wildfire that can easily spread out of control. At this stage, those exposed are mostly relatively low-profile figures, such as university professors, but it is not hard to imagine the scandal escalating up to those in positions of power. Popularity is the the kiss of death for any civil movement in China....
MORE: https://theconversation.com/from-metoo-t...hina-90860