#MeToo proves inescapable for Xi after brutal clip stokes fresh fury in China

CCTV footage shared online shows a group of men attacking women sitting in a restaurant

13 June 2022 - 19:20 By Bloomberg News

Footage of a violent attack on female diners at a barbecue restaurant in China has sparked outrage online, threatening to revive the #MeToo movement against gender inequality that President Xi Jinping’s government has repeatedly tried to suppress...

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