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\n Alibaba has fired a manager accused of rape, as one of China’s most famous companies faces public outcry over the scandal.
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Alibaba on Monday fired a manager accused of rape, as its CEO condemned the “ugly forced drinking culture” affecting one of China’s most famous companies.<\/p>\n

Sexual assault has got increasing attention in China recently, with celebrities\u2014including Chinese-Canadian superstar Kris Wu, who was accused of rape\u2014facing investigations and legal charges.<\/p>\n

In the latest high-profile allegation that sparked public outcry, an unidentified employee at Alibaba accused her manager and a client of sexual assault during a work trip<\/a> to eastern China, according to media<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

She was allegedly made to drink and later violated.<\/p>\n

The e-commerce giant’s CEO Daniel Zhang on Monday issued an internal memo to staff\u2014seen by AFP\u2014condemning the attack and his own company’s initial handling of the complaint.<\/p>\n

He said internal investigations found the accused had confessed to “intimate acts” with the woman while she was inebriated, violating company policy.<\/p>\n

“He will be fired and never be rehired,” Zhang said, adding the issue was now with the police.<\/p>\n

A company representative confirmed the accused has since been sacked.<\/p>\n

Alibaba’s client said in a statement that it had fired the employee accused of sexual assault.<\/p>\n

Zhang also hit out at an “ugly forced drinking culture”, a business practice that has come under fire including at Alibaba.<\/p>\n

“Regardless of gender, whether it is a request made by a customer or a supervisor, our employees are empowered to reject it,” Zhang said.<\/p>\n

The victim originally brought up the alleged assault to senior managers, according to a letter circulating on Chinese social media.<\/p>\n

She eventually decided to go public.<\/p>\n

Her case quickly went viral on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform, with a hashtag of the incident now viewed 820 million times.<\/p>\n

It prompted users to share their own experiences, with one woman alleging her supervisor turned a blind eye when others pushed her to drink at a work dinner, only asking if she was “alright” the following day.<\/p>\n

The president of Alibaba’s neighbourhood retail business group Li Yonghe, and its human resources general<\/a>ist Xu Kun, have resigned, the company said.<\/p>\n

They had failed to take app<\/a>ropriate action “when the employee reported a horrendous act such as rape”, said Zhang in the memo.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Alibaba pledged to establish a dedicated reporting channel for its more than 254,000 staff.<\/p>\n

Alibaba has already been under government scrutiny, with regulators in the midst of a broad campaign to rein in the growing clout of tech giants.\n <\/p>\n\n

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