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Who’s trolling successful Asian women?


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Jiayang Fan was targeted by trolls while her mother was dying, and again when they learned of her death.

The New Yorker writer is one of several high profile journalists who’ve been systematically targeted with online abuse.
The victims are all women of Chinese descent, now living in the West.
And according to one group of researchers, the perpetrators are mostly bots, and may be the creation of a powerful political force.
Experts believe the campaign could be part of a broader push by the Chinese Communist Party to silence dissent overseas, but what evidence is there that the government is responsible? And why are women being singled out as targets?
We hear from Jiayang Fan herself, and the Australian think tank that highlighted the trend.
Reporter / Producer: Sam Judah
Editor: Flora Carmichael

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