Chinese university sacks professor after social media accusation of sexual harassment
Monday 22nd July 2024
Doctoral student at Renmin University of China school of liberal arts in Beijing posted recordings on Weibo
A top Chinese university has fired a professor, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public allegation and posted recordings as evidence, drawing widespread support.
The woman, who identified herself as Wang Di, said she is studying in a doctoral programme at Renmin University of China’s school of liberal arts. She posted a 59-minute video on Sunday on the Weibo social media platform in which she said her supervisor, an ex-vice dean and former Communist party representative at the university in Beijing, physically and verbally abused her.
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