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Professor at Chinese university sacked after former student's post about sexual harassment goes viral

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BEIJING (AFP) – A professor at a prominent Chinese university has been sacked after a former student’s accusations of sexual harassment went viral..
BEIJING (AFP) – A professor at a prominent Chinese university has been sacked after a former student’s accusations of sexual harassment went viral.
Beijing’s Beihang University announced the decision to strip Professor Chen Xiaowu of his position as executive vice-director late on Thursday (Jan 11) after an investigation into accusations against him.
The story exploded into public view in early January after one of Prof Chen’s former doctoral students, Ms Luo Qianqian, posted on China’s Twitter-like Weibo that the professor had tried to pressure her into sex 12 years ago.
Ms Luo, who lives in the US and went on to collect accusations from several other alleged victims, tagged the post #WoYeShi, the Chinese translation of #MeToo, writing that the campaign had inspired her decision to act.
« In my heart, a voice said to me ‘me too,' » she wrote, describing her feelings when she first saw the flood of posts that kicked off the viral movement against sexual harassment.

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