China Charges 28 People, Months After Brutal Beating of Women

HONG KONG — A group of men caught on camera violently beating several women at a barbecue restaurant in June were charged on Monday, part of a wider investigation into the criminal activities of a local gang in the Chinese city of Tangshan. More than a dozen officials and police officers are also under investigation for corruption, more than two months after the brutal attack unleashed a torrent of outrage over violence against women. The government has emphasized that the episode, which shocked the nation, was related to broader “evil…