How can law better protect women?

Over the last month or so, the tragedy of Lamu has left millions of Chinese distraught, demonstrating again the urgent need to better protect women against domestic violence.

Lamu, aged 30, a popular influencer on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, was set on fire by her former husband on Sept 14 for livestreaming popular content and becoming an online influencer. She suffered serious burns and died on Sept 30, leaving behind two children.

Prior to the incident, Lamu had endured domestic violence for years and managed to get a divorce only in May.