Law lists specifics of sexual harassment

GUANGZHOU - Sending lewd photographs or suggestive text messages to women will be considered sexual harassment according to a new regulation that will take effect next Tuesday in this capital city of South China's Guangdong province.

The city with a population of 9.94 million is the latest in China to create a specific definition of sexual harassment, which is not included in superior State law protecting women's rights and interests.

"Sexual harassment of women through language, words, physical contacts, graphics or electronic information is forbidden," reads the new amendment to the city's current 13-year-old regulation.