Crackdown in China: #MeToo Journalist and Activist Faces Secret Trial

Chinese journalist and #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin and labor rights activist Wang Jianbing are expected to appear in a closed-door trial after being held without trial for two years. They have been accused of inciting subversion of state power and are unlikely to receive a fair trial in a judicial system controlled by the ruling Communist Party. Supporters believe the charges may be related to weekly friends' gatherings held at Wang's apartment, which authorities have targeted. The case is seen as part of a broader crackdown on civil society and independent activism in China.