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Taiwan votes in a general election on Saturday. The top issue on the ballot is the island's relationship with China, with stakes that could affect the whole Asia Pacific.
Chen Chien-Jou, who sparked Taiwan's MeToo movement with a Facebook post, opens up about her reactions to and hopes for Taiwan's version of the movement, including why she believes the fight will not be waged down gender lines.
Although the movement began within political parties, it’s since spread to many other sectors of society such as entertainment and academia. And in some cases, there’s even been a backlash.
Taiwan is having a #MeToo reckoning about sexual harassment in politics, several years after other parts of the world. Despite the relatively high number of women in public office, many instances of sexual harassment in the political scene have been ignored or covered up.