<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>New Delhi:</strong> China's landmark sexual harassment case against the country's most famous TV host was dismissed by a Beijing court stating insufficient evidence, reported Reuters.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The case had sparked China's #MeToo movement and help create more awareness about women's rights in China. The plaintiff Zhou Xiaoxuan accused Zhu Jun, a well-known presenter at state broadcaster CCTV of sexual assault.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>ALSO READ: <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/3AcuAfz Allow 400 Sports 'If You Are A Man', No Clarity On Women Participation</a></span><br /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Zhou Xiaoxuan, who is popularly known as Xianzi accused Zhu of forcibly kissing and groping her when she was his intern in 2014. She asked for a public apology as well as 50,000 yuan ($7,600) in damages.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Xianzi had released an online essay in 2018 which spread like wildfire and many women across the country came forward speaking up against their own horrific experiences. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The same year, she launched a case against Zhu Jun who has continued to deny all accusations. The Haidian district court in Beijing released a brief statement after the hearing on Tuesday stating that there was insufficient evidence to back Zhou's claims of sexual harassment by Zhu.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">A group of Zhou's supporters had gathered outside the court on Tuesday night, after the hearing she thanked them and she felt exhausted and disappointed. </p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" style="text-align: justify;" data-testid="paragraph-6">“I don’t know if I still have the courage to stick to it for another three years, so I don’t know if this time will be a farewell," a Reuter report quoted her as saying. </p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" style="text-align: justify;" data-testid="paragraph-7">Though in a later statement Zhou said her team would appeal the verdict. </p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" style="text-align: justify;" data-testid="paragraph-7">“We will definitely appeal because in this case, we didn’t look at any of the core facts at all, that is all of the surveillance videos.”</p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" style="text-align: justify;" data-testid="paragraph-7">While Zhou was addressing her supporters, a woman yelled “pandemic safety,” trying to prevent Zhou from speaking, AP reported. While a man questioned whether it was appropriate for her to speak alone.</p> <p class="Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52" style="text-align: justify;">The report also stated that a woman who tried to hold up a sign saying “Standing Together” was quickly surrounded by police and had the sign ripped out of her hand. The police also asked for her national identification number.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Zhu Jun had filed a separate lawsuit against the 28-year-old Xianzi for damaging his reputation and mental well-being.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The dismissal of this case has increased the call for justice for cases of sexual harassment & assault victims in China, where only very recently legislation was passed that clearly defined sexual harassment.</p>
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