Who is zhang muyi

Child sexual abuse in China is more frequent and serious than many think. According to statistics from Girls' Protecting, an organization affiliated to China Foundation of Culture and Arts for Children, cases of children under 14 being sexually assaulted were reported by domestic media in , involving victims. Though the relationship between Zhang and Akama went unpunished for inexplicable reasons, the fact that it has been so glamorized may inspire other preteen girls to seek out relationships with old men.

Or worse, it will cause some old men to pursue underage girls without fear of any legal consequences. As one netizen commented, "Zhang and Akama's story is so romantic! I decided to learn from Zhang and go to a nearby kindergarten, watching the little girls there and picking one as my future girlfriend. On April 9, five days after Zhang and Akama announced their marriage, Sina Weibo banned both of their accounts.

I have no idea what Akama's parents think about their marriage, as they have not given any response to the public. Some netizens believe they were paid off by wealthy Zhang. And, as devious and creative as PR companies in Australia and America are, I'm pretty certain few would be willing to gamble with as strategy as outrageous as this.

The difference is that, as anyone who has been to East Asia will know, the region is deep in the cult of cute. This infantilisation reveals a pressure placed on women to always maintain an appearance of purity and innocence.

But in the case of Miki and her older man, one must question if this is even a case of "Cute-Sexy". When I presented this story to one of my friends, a rather sweet and by no means atypical year-old Chinese girl, she couldn't understand my repulsion. She replied: "Of course if they're having sex that's wrong. But maybe they just get each other. Maybe they're really in love. Her words seemed to point to my own lack of innocence in even presuming there was a physical angle to their romance.

And a cynicism in my disbelief that they could possibly, remotely, be "in love". Whatever the case, one cannot help but feel extremely uncomfortable if not completely grossed out by the power imbalance between this very young, undoubtedly impressionable and emotionally immature child - compared with her much older, experienced boyfriend. And worst of all, the very public way in which their relationship is playing out and being used to launch their respective careers.

And yet few commenters painted Miki as a victim of any kind. Those of you born in the '70s, '80s, and '90s: What do you have to say for yourself? Such comments are a product of the immense pressure on women in China to marry, usually by the mid-to-late 20s.

It stems from traditional values around the family and has been exacerbated by the one-child policy in which only children are burdened to become the sole offspring to carry the family line. The couple first met when Akama was just 8 years old and Zhang was hired to be her music coach. The only difference is that while Justin and Selena have a two-year age gap, there is a year age difference between Zhang and Akama—he is 24 and she is But despite the age difference being illegal, the couple are not trying to hide their love.

In fact, they have made their relationship very public by flirting and posting photos on China's popular social media site, Weibo. Zhang responded, "I simply can't wait for these next four birthdays of yours to pass, I'm counting down each one. The couple first met when Akama was just eight-years-old and Zhang was hired to be her music coach. Four years later, the now-couple recorded a duet titled "Pretty Boy.

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