Most buses in the capital do not have security cameras so it is difficult for authorities to collect evidence of harassment, police officer Xing Wei was quoted as saying.
The heaviest penalty for sexual harassment is 15 days in detention, according to Xing.
Women have been guaranteed broad equal treatment under Chinese law since Mao Zedong, the founder of communist China, declared that women "hold up half the sky".
But despite that, women in China still face old-fashioned attitudes among many men and few women hold op jobs in government or business. (Reporting by Sally Huang; Editing by Terril Yue Jones and Robert Birsel)
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