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05.17.18Killing Spurs Didi, China’s Ride-Hailing Giant, to Revamp Its Service
New York Times
Didi Chuxing, China’s wildly popular ride-sharing service, said on Wednesday that it would overhaul its app and its safety and security practices, after reports that a passenger had been raped and killed by her driver.
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08.14.17Eye-Catching China Activist Super Vulgar Butcher ‘Admits Wrongdoing’
Reuters
A human rights activist best known as “Super Vulgar Butcher” who rose to prominence by harnessing social media to mobilize public support admitted in a closed-door trial that his actions “violated the law”, a Chinese court said on Monday.
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10.31.16Did a Story About Rape Take Down a Chinese TV Show?
BBC
A popular TV show in China has been cancelled after featuring the mother and grandmother of a young woman who was repeatedly raped, but never reported it
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10.29.15China Court: Rape Risk Higher for Women With ‘Bad Habits’ Like Smoking, Drinking
Washington Post
Women who smoke, drink and dress provocatively are more likely to be raped.
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04.27.14China Releases Japanese Wartime Documents: State Media
Reuters
The publication comes during a fraught period in Japan-China relations. Last week, Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines paid $29 million for the release of a ship seized by China over a dispute that dates back to the 1930s.
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06.14.12Netizens Agree China's Rape Law Must Be Reformed
How can a little girl be a “prostitute?” Many in China are asking this question after a set of government officials in Lueyang, Shaanxi province, were caught having sex with a minor but found guilty of the lesser crime of “patronizing an underage...