Zhang Gaori, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Communist Party of China / Captured CCTV footage from China’s state broadcaster
In China, the Me Too incident, which exposes sexual violence by high-ranking Communist Party officials, has occurred.
According to the New York Times (NYT), Chinese female tennis star Feng Shunyi (彭師, 36) was sexually assaulted several times on the night of the 2nd on her Weibo official account by Zhang Gaoli (張高麗, 75), a former deputy prime minister of the Chinese State Council. It was reported on the 3rd that he posted an article with the contents of According to reports, Peng Shuyi revealed that former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang had initially invited her to play tennis with his wife, and then sexually assaulted him. He did not give specific dates and circumstances, but he said, “I never agreed that afternoon. I kept crying.” She wrote that sexual assault continued between 2007 and 2012, when former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang was working in the Tianjin area. Feng said, “I know that if you are in the position of a deputy prime minister, you will not be afraid. However, even if I hit a rock with an egg, even if it becomes a moth flying towards the flames, even if it is a path that promotes self-destruction, I will tell the truth.” The original post was deleted a few minutes after it was posted, but suspicions are spreading as the file that captured the post circulates around the Internet.
The New York Times said, “Such suspicions have never been raised against a high-ranking Communist Party member at the rank of former Deputy Prime Minister Jang.” Former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang served as Deputy Prime Minister of the State Council from 2013 to 2018 as a Standing Member of the Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China. From 2002 to 2007, he served as deputy secretary of the Shandong Party Committee, and from 2007 to 2012, when the allegations were raised, he served as a member of the Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China.
In China, the #MeToo movement started in 2018 when university students accused professors of sexual violence. When the story of Gao Yan, a student who committed suicide after being sexually assaulted 20 years ago by Chen Xiaowu, a professor at Beijing Airport and Airport University, became known, public opinion that the punishment should be punished even late. While the Chinese authorities were censoring the social networking service (SNS) on the grounds of social unrest, the revelations continued. China’s #MeToo movement led to the exposure of screenwriter Zhou Xiaoxuan (周曉萱) that he was sexually assaulted by his boss and famous anchor Zhu Jun (朱mil) during his internship on CCTV at China’s state broadcaster. Zhujun sued Zhou Xiaoxuan for defamation, and Zhou Xiaoxuan also filed a countersuit. In December of last year, the court ruled against Zhu Xiao Xuan.
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