Kim Lee is a teacher, writer, and mother of three daughters. She has lived in China for 16 years and is deeply committed to women’s issues. Her high-profile divorce started a public discourse on domestic violence and paved the way for improvements in China’s anti-domestic violence legislation.
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Last Updated: March 19, 2015
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