Chinese state media often works to portray problems in the west as nonexistent in China, highlighting cases of police brutality, mass protests and high-profile cases of violence against women overseas.
More than a third of university students polled in one study said they had experienced sexual violence or harassment.
For years, Chinese police resisted investigating cases of domestic assault, claiming it was a “family matter”.
The China Daily commentary said harassment was less common in China compared with western countries because “Chinese men are taught to be protective of their women.