Current Events Summary # 5

Domestic Policies of China

The people of China have been dealing with sexual harassment and related matters for a while now. For the first time, China established gender equality as a national policy. Women in China are now allowed to charge their husbands or any other men that are abusive to them and/or harass them. Even though women can now charge men for sexual harassment, they are still far from becoming completely equal in their society. Meanwhile, domestic violence still remains a huge problem in China. Although women now have a stand in free speech to take legal action against men who are abusive, it will still take a lot of legislative power to change and make an effect towards the way women are viewed in the Chinesse society.

Another issue that China is currently dealing with in the society is a teacher who took advantage of more than 20 young girls. The Chinesse government took action once they found out Chi Yao and his wife, Zhao Qingmei, had a "child-sex ring". These people are a disapointment to the society because of the involvement in such an action. The couple just got of the lane of death last week, but is facing a lifetime in jail.

These two articles are involved in the domestic policies of China because the people are being mistreated. Between these articles it seems that China has issues mainly dealing with girls/women. Although young girls were horribly mistreated, China seems to be making an effort to change the rights of women in their society.