BEIJING - Two high-profile murders of women have provoked a backlash on Chinese social media over the government’s promotion of marriage, with many people arguing that women are afforded too little protection from domestic violence. A 24-year-old woman in rural Henan...
The Weibo hashtag “24-year-old woman died after being stabbed eight times by her husband” logged more than 200 million views on Tuesday alone. Media said the victim in Henan, surnamed Yang, had two young children.
Many also criticised “prioritising men over women”, a conservative mindset common in parts of rural China, which gave rise to a stark gender imbalance in China’s population due to sex-selective abortions during decades of the one-child policy. The incidents come at a sensitive time for the government, which will this weekend commence its annual legislative sessions, where a new leadership team under President Xi Jinping will be unveiled.
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