Foreigner Given 5 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Woman in Changsha

Foreigner Given 5 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Woman in Changsha
Aug 16, 2013 By eChinacities.com

The foreigner who sexually assaulted a local woman on Jiefang Xilu in Changsha on April 4 this year, was sentenced to five years in prison followed by deportation by the Changsha Furong District Court on August 15.

The man, whose Chinese name is Su Xiaobai, comes from Saudi Arabia. According to reports, the man sexually assaulted a woman in public, behavior that constitutes rape according to China’s criminal law.

It is reported that this is the first time a foreigner has been sentenced by a grassroots court in Hunan Province since the implementation of the Criminal Procedure Law on January 1, 2013.

Source: ifeng.com

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Emmylove

Five years or and other thing is non of my business may GOD forgive him and help him out from the ponish meant

Aug 23, 2013 23:44 Report Abuse

willie_nelson

I have read many comments above and may I say, I am based in a relatively small city here in this wonderful country. I obey the laws, do not frequent bars and clubs (except a cute little bar in my local neighbourhood)and I am never exposed to any problems; be that with locals or the police. Life is good here. I make it that way and respect the local ways. Remembering, I am the visitor to this country. To those trouble making 'foreigners' out there giving others a bad image, try it out yourselves and enjoy the beauty all around. Behave & enjoy!

Aug 22, 2013 12:54 Report Abuse

Firefighter

In a country of 1.5 billion people with almost identical features, it's but normal that foreigners should stand out. It is therefore laughable to see some people try to categorise foreigners. You are a foreigner because you are in a foreign land, not because you are whiter, blacker, and blonder than others. The writer started off by referring to the rapist as foreigner, but he subsequently narrowed it down to Saudi Arabia as the story developed. I do believe all foreigners are equal in the sense that they are in a foreign land. We can wait for other opportunities where differences are ironed out. For instance , if I was to advertise a job and only want people with a certain skin pigmentation and from certain country, then those that have not been invited to apply will have to steer clear. Being a foreigner in China is just like students wearing uniforms. It is easy to distinguish them from criminals if a crime is committed. Many foreigners in China have exploited the "foreigner" tag according to context. When foreigners are in need, people quickly make themselves available, but if a foreigner were to commit a crime, the same people quickly start desolidarising themselves from that person. This is like trying to have your cake and eat it. 90% of foreigners are in China for economic reasons, but there some amongst them who may be prone to criminal activities, but they are still foreigners.

Aug 17, 2013 19:21 Report Abuse

Mateusz

"You are a foreigner because you are in a foreign land, not because you are whiter, blacker, and blonder than others." If that was true, then no one would be identified as "foreigner" by physical features. There wouldn't be terms like "foreign face" or "foreign looking". To assume there isn't a racist, xenophobic element is to be willfully ignorant.

Aug 17, 2013 23:38 Report Abuse

nevermind

No, that's not how it works. If a Chinese guy rapes a person in the US they are referred to as a Chinese national, not a "foreigner" Duh.

Aug 19, 2013 02:26 Report Abuse

The-Final-Say

This is only true when the person is revealed as being a foreigner. If one witnesses a crime being committed by a person of Asian looks, one would only suggest that such a person is an Asian American, until the ethnicity is clarified by the authorities and media. Chinese are Americans, as are Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, and so on. If they do not speak or show proof of citizenship, in USA and other countries, it is not certain one would be a Chinese foreigner.

Aug 19, 2013 19:12 Report Abuse

chyn92

I don't think you can really call it a "racist, xenophobic element". The fact remains that if you are a caucasian you could never call yourself Chinese even if you were married to a Chinese national. In countries such as the UK or US for example, anybody of any ethnic origin can be a national of those countries so it would be wrong to assume someone is a foreigner based on race. In China if you are not ethnically Chinese then you can not be nationally Chinese either. This obviously doesn't mean you should be treated differently but I think we need to stop thinking of foreigner as an offensive term and treat it, in China, as a mere physical description.

Sep 29, 2013 16:04 Report Abuse

Mateusz

Actually, you can call it racist and xenophobic. The fact that Caucasians won't be considered Chinese by the majority of the Chinese population, shows that. This is despite non-Han still being residents of China, both historically (See the Tarim mummies for historical evidence of Caucasians in China), and currently (Russians and Uighurs, for example, are Chinese minority groups, according to the government, but still considered "not really Chinese", since they're not Han). "Foreigner" is a term of othering, and in China more than in Western countries. It's a word used to make clear who is "one of us" and who is "one of them". It is a term of offense, and it's ignorant to deny this. It's also past the time when those of us who bear such term need to stop accepting being treaded as third-class non-citizens. If we don't see ourselves as equals, then why would the Han Chinese ever see us as equals?

Sep 29, 2013 21:12 Report Abuse

chyn92

I agree that not allowing other ethnicities to be considered Chinese citizens carries with it a certain racist element. Your point about the Russians and Uighurs is one that I agree with. However, that is a completely separate argument. My point is that, at present, the term foreigner is one that is used accurately in referring to one that is not ethnically Chinese. When I first came to China I did find the term a little strange and generalizing. After speaking with old Chinese school friends however, many of whom have spent their whole lives in western international schools around the world, I have come to see it as more of a basic description than one of actual offense!It is true that we are not treated as equal here, whether that be treating us better in some cases and worse in others, but claiming to be a victim of racism and offensive words seems to me a little short sighted. It is a simple matter of a lack in international education which can also be said of certain areas of our own countries. There are many places in the UK and US where minority groups are regarded with suspicion and treated as foreigners, even if they hold a UK or US passport.

Sep 30, 2013 12:35 Report Abuse

lightend

Interesting though, a forigner attempts rape, gets 5 years. 4 chinese men rape 1 girl, and are let off for "aggravated rape" or was is "accidental rape" I forget... Principals rape their students and are not even fired. A male teacher rapes and gives an STD to 3 young boys and he is fired, no prison. An Australian is at home, 3 men rush into his house and start being very aggressive and threatening to his wife, he grabs a knife and slashes at one of them. the 3 offenders run away, the police come, they arrest him as he said he had got one of them in the arm. he gets 1 year in prison.. WTF is wrong with this country??

Aug 17, 2013 12:15 Report Abuse

sharkies

Agree with your comment. The system is a farce.

Aug 17, 2013 15:48 Report Abuse

willie_nelson

So true my friend, so true.

Aug 22, 2013 12:47 Report Abuse

RachelDiD

The man attempts to rape a woman, on a public street, in front of people, and he gets 5 years and deportation. I had no idea that the Chinese legal system was as pitiful about slapping rapists on the wrist as my own country's. And, seriously, don't lump all foreigners together. Saudi Arabia is the ultimate 'rape is her fault' country, and I have no doubt that the assault was born in that lousy ideology. It was WAY more of a "Saudi man finds himself in a country where rape is actually frowned upon" incident than it was a Chinese-waiguoren one. Saudi men don't like other expats in China (believe me, we are in a class FAR below them in their little bubble-worlds), and other expats don't like Saudi men when they realize that a lifetime spent being told that beating the shit out of women & guest workers is one's right makes one a massive asshole.

Aug 17, 2013 01:03 Report Abuse

deefoe

I sort of get the whole us (foreigners) vs them (Chinese) bit and have gotten use to (numb acceptance) the ignorant propaganda, but I’m curious about the “behavior that constitutes rape according to China’s criminal law”. So there is a law in place, its just being ignored due to the involved party? (omg double entendre!) just realized

Aug 16, 2013 22:02 Report Abuse

Mateusz

The problem is too many non-Chinese (more specifically, non-Han Chinese) just accept the term "foreigner" without thinking, just because it's been heaped on us continuously. If you wouldn't refer to all non-whites as "foreigner", then why accept that all non-yellows are referred to as "foreigner" in China?

Aug 17, 2013 23:36 Report Abuse