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‘Flirtatious’ US$2,500 photo shoots for ‘lonely’ middle-aged women spark backlash in China
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 1 Nov 2026, 02:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Flirtatious’ US$2,500 photo shoots for ‘lonely’ middle-aged women spark backlash in China”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A Chinese photographer is facing fierce public backlash for charging middle-aged women inflated fees while allegedly subjecting them to sexually suggestive remarks during photo shoots. Known online as “Duan Gongzi,” 48-year-old army veteran Duan Xiaozhou has amassed nearly 400,000 followers on Douyin.
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
‘Flirtatious’ US$2,500 photo shoots for ‘lonely’ middle-aged women spark backlash in China
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- South China Morning Post‘Flirtatious’ US$2,500 photo shoots for ‘lonely’ middle-aged women spark backlash in China