Chengdu Attack (Photo : Weibo)
A recent spate of attacks on women in China indicates that females are still seen as second-class citizens in the country. The attack on Wanwan inside Heyi Hotel in Beijing has happened barely two weeks ago, and a similar case has been shared on Wednesday in Weibo again.
To worsen matters, the attack on a women at Jiao Zi overpass in Chengdu Province was also where a similar attack happened a year ago, noted What’s on Weibo. The pattern in all three incidents was just too repetitive.
The attacker is a man, the victim is a woman, no one steps in to help the woman, except another female.
The most recent incident shows a man kicking the face of the woman on a busy street. The victim shouts and moves away, but the man pursues her and continues abusing the woman who tries to defend herself using a pepper spray. However, the man goes on with the abuse and pushes the woman against a fence then gives her another kick on the face.
Like in the Beijing incident, there were several bystanders who just watched the brawl without bothering to stop the man. Finally, another woman intervenes and stops the man from further beating the victim. Someone even managed to take photos and videos of the incident and post it on Weibo.
However, there was no explanation as to what really was the story behind the attack. One Weibo user asked for a back story, but another chided the first user and pointed out it is never right for a man to hit a woman. Another asked why do passersby merely look and it is a lone woman who is brave enough to help the victim.
In 2015, at exactly the same spot, a male driver in a road rage incident is seen dragging a woman out of a car and kicking her several times on the head. He then threw the victim on the ground, causing her to sustain broken ribs and suffer from a severe concussion.
Breibart noted that the violence against women in China begins in the womb when mothers abort their fetuses when they learn the baby is a girl. Gendercide, or sex-selective abortions cause the death of 200 million Chinese female fetuses which worsens the gender imbalance.
