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Long Meiyi () is a woman from Guizhou province in China who alleged she was raped by mining magnate Zhou Shili. Long's allegations made domestic and international headlines after she and her parents began appealing to Beijing for justice and complaining of corruption in the courts. A significant factor in the case's popularity is that Long's mother and stepfather are government officials in China, who have generally found themselves on the other side of the politicised legal system that she now claims is obstructing the justice she seeks. Long's case caused a sensation in the Chinese blogosphere as it was revealed that her stepfather, Tian Wancang, was responsible for Liupanshui's "stability preservation" efforts, which means that in addition to police and other security groups, he ran the ''letters and complaints'' system that is supposed to provide an avenue for disgruntled citizens while simultaneously focusing on gathering intelligence about those citizens.〔 ==Background== When Long was 19, she met Zhou Shili at a Beijing night club. It was 26 December 2008. Long says that Zhou then tried to curry favour with her in hopes of gaining access to her stepfather, Tian Wancang, the vice-mayor of Liupanshui, a city of approximately 3 million people.〔John Garnaut, (Kafka in Beijing ), Foreign Policy, 8 November 2012〕 Zhou is the head of Qingli Group, which owns a number of mines in China, and he is also a standing committee member of the provincial China People's Political Consultative Conference, a political advisory body that provides him with access to top people in the government.〔John Garnaut, (Cracks in the armour as voices refuse to quieten ), Sydney Morning Herald, September 15, 2012.〕 In January 2009, Long went with Zhou to meet her parents in Guiyang, after which, her mother told her to cut off contact with him. On 8 January 2009, Long says she attempted to end the relationship with Zhou while at their hotel. She says Zhou became angry and proceeded to rape her. Zhou denies the allegations of rape, insisting that their sexual relations were consensual.〔Matthew Robertson and Ariel Tian, (Daughter of Chinese Vice Mayor Seeks Justice for Alleged Rape ), The Epoch Times, 2 September 2012.〕〔Gong Jinxing and Wang Zhiqiu, (Whole Family of Stability Maintenance Deputy Mayor Petitioning is Not True (Seek Proof: Uncover the True Situation Behind the Hubbub) ), People's Daily, 20 July〕 At the center of Long's rape allegations is the Chinese concept of "guanxi," a complex term referring to relationships based on reciprocity. According to Long, Zhou wanted more guanxi in Guizhou and saw her as foothold to help him build his way up to get the needed relationships to open a mining operation there. When Long tried to break off the short relationship, she says he felt it was a violation of guanxi; because he had given her gifts and paid for their trip, he felt entitled to more efforts from her to help him make contacts. The rape, she says, was partially retaliatory in nature.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Long Meiyi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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