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In China, Victims of Abuse Are Told to ‘Keep It in the Family’

✇NYT | Top Stories
Alexandra Stevenson and Joy Dong
Cases of domestic violence in China point to a legal system that looks good on paper but is failing victims because of a lack of resources and political will.

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Ms. Xie, holding flowers, entering a court in Chengdu, China, last year. Ms. Xie, who chose not to disclose her first name, said she was attacked by her husband more than a dozen times over her three-year marriage and that she had repeatedly asked the police to detain him.
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