China: Tangshan launches "operation thunder" after a surge of gender-based violence

The cameras recorded everything: an unprecedented surge of violence falling on women in a restaurant in Tangshan, China, sparked strong reactions and nine arrests.

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In Tangshan in northern China, the authorities have launched a major anti-gang operation following the attack on female customers of a restaurant last Friday which aroused great emotion in the country.

The inhabitants being invited to denounce the criminals.

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With our correspondent in Beijing,

Since Monday, images of hundreds of police cars, all blaring sirens, on the four lanes of an avenue in Tangshan, have been circulating on social networks, accompanied by " 

", but also many "

".

Because the sexist and brutal attack on four women last Friday in a bar in the city by

 marked the spirits in the north of the country.

It also aroused criticism of the supposed inefficiency of the police and of a district judged, including by certain official media, "too lax" vis-à-vis criminals, not to say supposedly corrupt in the face of organized gangs. .

Thug Hunt

In response on Sunday, the authorities

, intended to "rectify" security and restore social harmony, driving out "unscrupulous thugs" who prey on "ordinary citizens", the occurrence here to the citizens.

The inhabitants were invited to file a complaint, which generated long queues in front of the police stations on Tuesday.

The

 reported that a hundred complainants were waiting their turn in front of the police headquarters at the end of the morning on Tuesday.

Internet users have complained about a toll-free number for absent subscribers, while others smiled when they saw the deployment of police, plexiglass shields and truncheons, on the restaurant terraces to protect customers and especially customers.

In Tangshan you can now enjoy your barbecue dinner like a top CCP leader or senior government official with cops standing guard around you!

“China is very safe!”

😝 pic.twitter.com/wsG0csc8Uz

— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) June 13, 2022

The authorities are playing big in this case.

As often the official story turns to the western, forgetting the "half of the sky" as Mao said, the voice of women.

Those who defend their rights have little voice in the matter.

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