Huang Xueqin

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Huang Xueqin (born in 1988),[1] is a #MeToo activist,[2] women's rights activist, and independent journalist in China. Before working as an independent journalist, Huang served as an investigative journalist for several newspapers in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.[3] In September 2021, she and another activist, Wang Jianbing, disappeared and were believed to have been detained on charges of subversion of state power.

Career[]

Sexual Harassment Report on Chinese Women Journalists[]

In October 2017, Huang initiated a survey on Chinese women Journalists' experience on sexual harassment and collected 416 answers.[4] On March 7, 2018, based on this survey, a Sexual Harassment Report on Chinese Women Journalists were released. According to the report, over 80% of women journalists had experience of being sexually harassed, 42.2% of women journalists who participated in the survey experienced sexual harassment more than one time.[5]

#MeToo in China[]

Beihang University Incident[]

In October 2017，sexual harassment survivor, Beihang University Ph.D graduate, Dr. Luo Xixi reported anonymously to the university that her former Ph.D advisor, "Changjiang Scholar" Chen Xiaowu had been harassing his graduate students for years. However, the university did not respond to her report. Meanwhile, she saw Huang's survey on Chinese women Journalists' experience on sexual harassment, and sought help from Huang. They created an alliance called "Hard Candy" and exposed Chen Xiaowu's behaviors on January 1, 2018, on Weibo and received more than three million views within a day. In response, the university revoked Chen Xiaowu's teaching credentials,[6] while the Ministry of Education revoked his "Changjiang Scholar" title. This marked the start of China's #MeToo movement.[7]

Subsequently, Huang started several campaigns to support many #MeToo survivors.

Detention in 2019[]

On June 9, 2019, Huang participated in the 12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest against the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, and wrote about her experience on the platform Matters.[8][3][9] On June 11, she posted on her social media and stated that Guangzhou police harassed her because of her writing the article about Hong Kong protesters. She said her parents were "terrified".[10] Subsequently, in October 2019, Guangzhou police arrested her in the name of "Picking quarrels and provoking trouble".[11] On January 17, 2020, Huang was released on bail.[12]

Detention in 2021[]

On September 19, 2021, Huang and workers’ rights advocate Wang Jianbing went missing and subsequently lost contact in Guangzhou. Huang was due to start her study in development studies at the University of Sussex after receiving a Chevening Scholarship, and Wang was accompanying her before her planned flight. A human rights organisation said that a person familiar with the matter has stated that Wang and Huang may be detained for investigation on charges of inciting subversion of state power, which involved daily gatherings of friends at Wang's home. On November 2021, it was confirmed that have been arrested and their families have received arrest notices issued by the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau. The notice stated that they were arrested by the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau on suspicion of inciting subversion of state power' and are now being held in the No. 1 Detention Center in Guangzhou.[13][14][15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ 中國女權活動人士、記者黃雪琴被拘，曾就香港抗議撰文
  2. ^ 赫海威2019年10月25日 (2019-10-25). "中国女权活动人士、记者黄雪琴被拘，曾就香港抗议撰文". 纽约时报中文网 (in zh-cmn-hans). Retrieved 2020-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ^ a b "曾報道反送中遊行 屢揭性侵醜聞 內地獨立記者黃雪琴疑被刑拘". 眾新聞. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. ^ "这份调查报告说：超过八成的中国女记者曾经受过性骚扰_文化_好奇心日报". www.qdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. ^ "发声本身就是一种力量：专访《中国女记者性骚扰调查》发起者黄雪琴". baijiahao.baidu.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. ^ "China professor accused in #MeToo campaign is sacked". BBC News. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  7. ^ Martina, Michael; Shepherd, Christian (2018-01-14). "China revokes academic title of professor accused of sexual harassment". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  8. ^ "〈記錄我的「反送中」大遊行〉". Archived from the original on 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  9. ^ "曾參加港反修例遊行 內地獨立記者黃雪琴被拘". 明報. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  10. ^ "廣州獨立記者黃雪琴疑被捕 來港升學受阻 屢揭性侵曾報道反修例". 香港01. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  11. ^ 女权人士、媒体人黄雪琴遭广州公安拘留
  12. ^ 弗林 (18 January 2020). "曾报道香港反送中 大陆女权媒体人黄雪琴被拘3月后获释". RFI. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  13. ^ "原定 20 日赴英留學　內地獨立記者黃雪琴與送行者維權人士王建兵雙雙失聯". Stand News. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "中国独立记者黄雪琴、职业病权益倡导者王建兵失联". Radio Free Asia. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Jiang, Yaling [@yaling_jiang] (20 September 2021). "Chinese investigative journalist and #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin and workers' rights advocate Wang Jianbing went missing in Guangzhou on Sep. 19. Huang was due to start her study in development studies in the U.K. and Wang was accompanying her before her planned flight" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "公益人王建兵、獨立記者黃雪琴被捕". RFI. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

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