that I’d been robbed.”150
Like many other sex workers, Mingming didn’t report the incident to the police. Xiao
Huli explained the situation this way:
“Under normal circumstances, it’s not convenient to report things to the police,
because we have an embarrassing identity that’s not approved. Although the
law is supposed to apply equally to everyone, there are still limitations. This
profession isn’t out in the open, so if you go to the police, nothing good will
come of it. It makes more sense to just suffer in silence.”151
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