Ling’er won a settlement payout from the hospital where she was held for three months against her will and subjected to electroshock therapy.

Dong Yuyu, who has written articles critical of the Communist Party, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat.

An online campaign has prompted major pad manufacturers to apologize. Regulators said they would consider women’s criticisms when writing new standards.

The incident followed an attack by a driver last week that left 35 people dead, and a mass stabbing several days later.

Flowers left at the site of the attack, which killed at least 35 people, were quickly removed. Censors deleted videos, articles and comments about it.

Comedy has become a way for women to skewer China’s gender inequality. Some men aren’t happy about it.

Last year, the Shanghai government said Halloween celebrations were a sign of “cultural tolerance.” This year, the police rounded up people in costume.