Chinese social media erupts after attack on women in restaurant

A vicious attack by nine men on a group of women at a BBQ restaurant in China over the weekend has taken Chinese social media by storm. Both women and men are incensed over the attack and what it says about gender relations in China. The World’s host Carolyn Beeler spoke with China correspondent Rebecca Kantor about what happened and what it means about gender inequality in China.

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