介绍:
Harbin, capital of China's northeast Heilongjiang province, has released a new regulation which bans domestic violence against women under any form. According to the regulation, among the multiple forms of domestic violence, "financial blockade" between husband and wife is regarded as one of them.
Hence under this new law, it's illegal for a husband to refuse to grant financial support to his wife.
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(QD) Li Ren Tao says on jschina.com.cn,
What an excellent policy it is! In most Chinese families, the husband is the one making more money, especially in the rural area. China itself is a nation under deep influence of male chauvinism. Though the government promotes "women can hold up half of the sky", in reality it's completely different. We women desperately need more legal support to safeguard our financial rights!
(JA) Key Abao cheers on weibo.com,
Wow, from now on my husband will have no excuse to refuse to give me pocket money! I can quote the new regulation as my legal guard.
(LK) While Li Hua says on gzdaily.dayoo.com,
I think this new regulation is a little too much. Taking my family for example, my wife has a craze for internet shopping. The money she spends on Taobao.com every month is far beyond her salary. There was even one time she spent over 20,000 yuan purchasing her sleep masks! It was completely a waste of money! So do I still have to give her money under such a situation? I have every reason to refuse to do so. I believe the law is made out of good intention but it's just a bit too much in certain conditions.
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Notes:
The regulation is called "Regulation on the Protection of Women's Rights in Harbin".--According to official statistics, in Harbin, 90 percent of people suffering from domestic violence are women. --In the past three years, the number of women suffering from domestic violence in Harbin increased by 2.7 percent year by year.--In China, the average annual income for women account for 67.3 percent and 56 percent of that of men in the urban and rural areas respectively.
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(QD) Richard 975 complains on weibo.com,
I'm a husband under full financial control of my wife. My bank cards are in my wife's hands and every penny I earned is under her control. What if she refused to give me the money I need? Is there any law I can ask for help? Or will there be any law giving her any form of punishment? It's simply so unfair!
(LK) Ren Xiaoyi points out on blog.sina.com.cn,
As a matter of fact, absolute majority of Chinese women go to work and earn their salaries. And in most families, especially in the urban area, the financial power is controlled by the wife. So there's no need to make such a harsh law counting financial blockade against women as a form of domestic violence. As far as I'm concerned, it is men who should be the very group of people worth being better protected!
(JA) And Li Junfei gives out her opinion on ifeng.com,
I don't think this new law truly respects women and protects their rights. If the government truly wants to better protect women's financial rights, it should provide them with a better environment to make more money rather than ask money from others. This regulation makes no difference from encouraging women to financially depend more on men, which is completely wrong. Everyone should depend on his/herself.
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