A string of shocking videos showing young Chinese women being attacked by men leaves many questioning the assurances from Beijing that they're far safer at home than abroad.
For residents of the Chinese city of Tangshan, the emergence of a gruesome video of violence against a local woman this week was another devastating blow.
Authorities have long warned young Chinese people that they should keep their guard up while travelling abroad, especially in the United States. Surveillance footage of the incident shows that a man approached and deliberately touched one of the women on the back. But for Alice and many Chinese women, it was the response from authorities that gave them a stark reminder that when their safety was threatened — whether it was in a restaurant or at home — there was little support available for them.On June 12, two days after the video attracted more than 68 million views on the Chinese internet,Local police officers were accused of covering up their slow response to the attack against four young women in a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan.
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