A Beijing court on Tuesday dismissed a case filed by Zhou Xiaoxuan, whose sexual assault allegations against a prominent television host helped kick-start China’s burgeoning# MeToo movement, while censors moved quickly to shut down backlash to the decision. Support our journalism.... Online discussion of the case was censored, with many comments supporting Zhou scrubbed from Weibo, WeChat and popular forums such as Douban.... Several social media accounts focused on women’s rights in China app

The piece went viral and prompted many others to come forward with their own experiences of sexual harassment. She launched legal action against Mr Zhu, a well-known host at state broadcaster CCTV, that same year.... Mr Zhu has denied all the claims.... You may also be interested in: media captionMrs Jin was abused for 10 years:'I woke up to my husband's fist' Reporting by Tessa Wong....