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Article: Chinese TV Series Shows Domestic Abuse
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- January 6, 2003
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Dateline: BEIJING
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Director Zhang Jiandong knew he was challenging Chinese sensibilities
with a television series focusing on domestic violence. What he didn'
t count on was it becoming a commercial _ and emotional _ triumph.
Viewers, including some victims of abuse, are praising the realism
and gutsiness of "Don't Talk to Strangers," a 23-part series that
ran on Chinese networks and is being marketed abroad. Women's groups
have hailed it as an eye-opener for a society just coming to grips
with spousal abuse.
"This is really a sign of progress for Chinese society," Zhang says.
"Don't Talk to Strangers" has been credited with ...