This Day, That Year

Item from Aug 11, 1999, in China Daily: A member of the Beijing Red Cross Society teaches teenage students how to take care of themselves. Some 400 students received tips on self-protection at a middle school in suburban Beijing yesterday.

China has initiated a nationwide program that aims to teach teenagers how to protect themselves when harassed or attacked. ... Ever since a 14-year-old girl was kidnapped and murdered near her home in Beijing recently, increasing attention has been given to protecting teenagers.

Bullying and sex assaults are on the rise at schools across China.