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“Over 80 per cent of female journalists had experienced sexual harassment in Chinaâ€

On the afternoon of September 19, 2021, Sophia Huang Xueqin, the Chinese journalist who kick-started China’s #MeToo movement, disappeared. Emma Barnett speaks to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Eye journalist Jessie Lau who has been investigating what happened to Sophia as well as the writer and journalist Lijia Zhang, who explains what it is like to be a feminist in China. To listen to the full discussion, head to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds and search for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Woman’s Hour episode from 19 May.

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