"The "Feminist Five" case quickly became a landmark event, both inside China and internationally, marking a turning point for the country's feminist movement. One of the five, activist Li Maizi (also known as Li Tingting), told DW that the detention left lasting scars: "For a long time, every time I heard a knock on the door, I would feel an overwhelming sense of fear." Yet, she also believes the arrests had a paradoxical effect, amplifying feminist awareness in China."
"On the other hand, the space for feminist voices has shrunk dramatically. Online platforms have become increasingly hostile to feminist content, while authorities have expanded censorship to silence gender-related debates. Silencing of 'Feminist Voices' In 2018, Feminist Voices, China's most prominent feminist media outlet, was banned from both WeChat and Weibo, the country's two largest social media platforms. Tencent, the owner of WeChat, cited violations of the Cybersecurity Law, claiming the group had "disrupted social order, public security, and national security.""
On the eve of International Women's Day in 2015 five young Chinese feminists were detained in Beijing and Guangzhou after planning a campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment on public transportation. Authorities charged them with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a vague offense used against activists. The detentions traumatized participants and simultaneously raised public awareness of harassment issues. Over ten years public consciousness about gender equality increased and more women and LGBTQ+ individuals spoke out about domestic violence, workplace harassment, and discrimination. Simultaneously online spaces became more hostile and censorship intensified, shutting down prominent feminist platforms.
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