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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Johanna Chisholm

China accused of blocking posts from supporters of Minnesota student who accused Chinese billionaire of rape

Reuters

Supporters of a Minnesota woman who alleges that she was raped by a Chinese billionaire while he was visiting her school campus claim that their social media posts in China are being blocked after voicing their support for her case.

Prominent Chinese feminist activists and students at the University of Minnesota allege that the Chinese social media app WeChat is intentionally blocking their posts about billionaire Richard Liu and his company JD.com, which is frequently compared to being a Chinese answer to Amazon, and the allegations that he raped a student at the university, the Star Tribune reported.

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