China court rules sharing family disputes in chat is domestic violence after dad embarrasses son

A Chinese court issued a personal protection order to restrict a man’s behaviour after he repeatedly posted arguments with his wife in his son’s school chat groups.
The Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court took this action after determining that the father’s behaviour constituted domestic violence. This case was recently publicised, igniting heated online discussions.
The Shanghai man, surnamed Lin, had been estranged from his wife for an extended period. His son lived with his mother and had...