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Chinese Woman Goes Viral After Hitting Boss With Mop for Alleged Harassment

Chinese Woman Goes Viral After Hitting Boss With Mop for Alleged Harassment

April 15, 2021
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A woman has gone viral on Chinese social media after hitting her boss with a mop over inappropriate text messages.
What happened: The woman, a government worker from northeastern China who has been identified only as Zhou, was caught on video fighting back after her boss had allegedly harassed her, the New York Times reported.
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  • In the 14-minute Weibo video, which has been watched millions of times, Zhou pours water over her boss.
  • Zhou also throws books at his face and beats him with a mop while he tries to apologize. 
  • She claims that she received unwanted text messages from him three times, and he reportedly sent similar ones to Zhou’s co-workers. 
The aftermath: Zhou’s boss, who has been identified as Wang, was fired after the incident, according to The Independent
  • Zhou filed a police report about her boss last week, and the authorities were allegedly looking into her report before the video of her went viral. 
  • It is unclear when this confrontation took place.
  • She has not been disciplined, and several social media users have commended her bravery and her demand for justice.  
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