User:Shess7111/Luo Xixi

= Luo Xixi = Luo Xixi (1982-present) is a computer scientist and women's rights activist credited for sparking the #MeToo movement in China.

Early Life
Luo was born in Hunan Province in 1982.

Political Activism
In 2004, Luo was a graduate student in computer engineering at Beihang University in Beijing. At that time, Luo alleges that her academic advisor, Chen Xiaowu, lured her to his sister's home and began making unwanted sexual advances toward her, only relenting when she burst into tears and claimed that she was a virgin. She remained silent about the sexual assault for thirteen years, until 2018, when she was inspired by the #MeToo movement in the United States and decided to share her story on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site similar to Twitter. The post, a signed open letter that described details of her assault in 2004 and also accused Chen of assaulting other female students, quickly went viral on Weibo, receiving 3 million hits in the first day it was posted. Shortly thereafter, at least five other accusers came forward with public allegations against Chen. Chen rejected the allegations, claiming in a statement quoted in the official newspaper Beijing Youth Daily that he had done nothing that was illegal or violated school discipline. However, two weeks after Luo's allegation, Beihang University announced on its official microblog that Chen had been removed as professor and deputy head of graduate students, stating that he had violated professional ethics and been an "odious influence on society." After the firing of Chen Xiaowu, students from over 50 universities were inspired to publish open letters calling for "more effective oversight and a reporting system to deal with sexual harassment on their campuses." Later in 2019, Associate Professor Qian Fengsheng was fired from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics three days after he received an allegation of sexual assault and Assistant Professor Feng Renjie was dismissed from Peking University after several sexual assault allegations. Soon thereafter, the phrases, "woyeshi" (me too), "anti-sexual harassment," and "rice bunny" - a homophone for "me too," circulated widely online before being censored. In response, the Chinese government both took steps to strengthen its policies on sexual harassment and misconduct on campuses and also stepped up its suppression of #MeToo activists, blocking popular social media accounts, such as ATSH (anti-sexual harassment), and blogs, such as Feminist Voices, that circulated news and information about the movement. Additionally, many anti-sexual harassment activists, including Yue Xin, have been arrested and detained by government authorities.