[rlglwx]

Having worked in several Chinese tech co's, this is not in the least surprising to me. In one company I worked in, the CEO used the girls in the office like his personal harem. Women are hired based on looks and age, and whether they are married or not.

The one surprising thing, to me, is that the accusations are gaining traction, which is good to hear.

[bad_ramen_soup]

If the traction is informationally contained to enemies of those in positions of power, that would be pretty insincere, but if they let it happen and managed to create a new standard for how people in power should act in private-- that would be good news.

[mortenjorck]

That was my first reaction as well, that this could end up in line with Xi's crackdown on corruption. As the article mentions, censors are silencing some discussions, but I wouldn't be surprised if censors let through and amplify those speaking out against abusers who also happen to be critical of Xi's government.

[stale2002]

I mean, if the accusations are true, then who cares who it hurts.

The injustice would be that OTHER people aren't being brought to justice, not that one group IS.

[stochastic_monk]

Except for the dangers of concentrating autocratic power. You make a good point, but context still matters.

[Eridrus]

You're getting downvoted because you're failing to see the bigger picture here, in much the same way journalists deciding "even if we got handed this by the russians, it's true, so we should publish it" is missing the bigger picture.

Not to say that we shouldn't seek justice against these people, but that blindly making good local decisions may not end up with good global decisions.

[Nasrudith]

Well wouldn't the reverse also be just as bad and exploitable? The classic is 'ignore misconduct because it might help 'the enemy' make us look bad' is in itself failing to see the big picture and one of the oldest ones in the book for the wicked to retain power.

The proper solution morally of course is to reject false-dichotomies and oppose wrong on all sides - especially within 'your own'.

[Eridrus]

You're right, "ignore misconduct because it might help 'the enemy' make us look bad" has its own downsides, but the answer isn't "who cares who it hurts".

There are many ways to deal with misconduct - letting adversaries weaponize information against your own at a time they choose with no care for the implications is probably not the best way.