Re-upping this thread in light of news that China's number of registered newborn babies dropped 15% in 2020. Chinese women are increasingly rejecting government efforts to push them into marrying and giving birth. https://twitter.com/LetaHong/status/966046886980456448
Here's another thread based on trends I wrote about in my 2014 book, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in Women. https://twitter.com/LetaHong/status/954378751055458304?s=20
Note that the Chinese government's new, two-child policy is not about "relaxing" control over women's reproductive rights. The same policy is being used to justify forced sterilization of Uyghur women. Another thread here: https://twitter.com/LetaHong/status/1283809426818957312?s=20
Also re-upping this thread about contemporary Chinese feminist art, based on a recent presentation by one of my students at Columbia: https://twitter.com/letahong/status/1334915842560167936?s=21 https://twitter.com/letahong/status/1334915842560167936
If you're interested in reading more, here's a link for my book, Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China. https://twitter.com/LetaHong/status/1293921510613307393?s=20
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