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Experts see the policy as a positive step toward preventing teachers from sexually abusing students.

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The marriage rate in 2020 indicates a changing attitude toward matrimony among young Chinese.

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China’s Sex Ed Classes Need to Teach More Than Fear

Teaching students how to protect themselves against sexual predators is important, but it’s not the ......

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Shenzhen Shutters Sex Doll Hotels Frequented by Migrant Workers

Authorities shut down the facilities without explanation, according to their proprietor.

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China’s Anti-Domestic Violence Law at the Five-Year Mark

It’s been half a decade since the landmark legislation came into effect, but in some ways, 2016 rema......

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In China, where education has become the ultimate marker of social class, match-making platforms are......

2021-02-26 11:31:54

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China’s Single Ladies Reject Call to Marry Rural Men

An expert’s proposal to help more male villagers get hitched has been ridiculed as reductive and imp......

2021-02-18 11:50:30

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This Valentine’s Is for (Fake) Lovers

What’s behind the rise of shipping culture in China? It’s complicated.

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Swipe Right or Left on Interracial Dating? It’s Complicated.

Interracial dating is a minefield of stereotypes and tropes, and dating apps are only making matters......

2021-01-29 11:15:10

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Stripping the Power From Male Desire

Photographer Li Yushi wanted to show men what it felt like to be treated as a sexual object. So she ......

2021-01-22 11:07:46

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How a Woman’s Can’t-Stand-It-Anymore Road Trip Inspired China

Tired of her abusive husband, 56-year-old Su Min took the car and left. Her journey made her an icon......

2020-12-26 00:54:30

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Why Some Chinese Women Are Embracing a ‘No Kids, No Ring’ Lifestyle

Feeling squeezed by the twin pressures of work and home life, some anti-marriage activists are fight......

2020-12-11 12:50:45

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Get-Picked-Up Artist for Women Shut Down Over ‘Immoral’ Teachings

Ling Tongtong prides herself on instructing women how to use their feminine wiles to win expensive g......

2020-12-01 07:01:48

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Soliciting Sex in Hunan? Police Might Tell Everyone You Know

A residential district’s new policy allows employers, family members, and neighbors to be notified o......

2020-11-17 12:35:11

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Why China’s Campuses Should Dump Their Know-Nothing Love Gurus

College students are eager to learn about healthy intimate relationships. It’s too bad their teacher......

2020-10-29 06:12:17

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Campaign Encourages China’s Queer Comrades to Be Counted

The country’s LGBT community hopes same-sex relationships will be included on the upcoming census, b......

2020-10-23 10:33:38

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Chinese Students Favor College Course on Romance, Relationships

A new survey shows a majority of respondents are keen to learn about romance, though some wish schoo......

2020-10-12 10:19:01

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Chinese Condom Maker’s Sexist Ad Meets Premature End

While China’s sexual mores are becoming more progressive, adult brands can’t seem to resist locker-r......

2020-10-12 10:06:32

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The Sex Therapist Busting China’s Bedroom Taboos

In China, traditional attitudes toward sex remain prevalent. But foreplay guru Luo Nanxi wants to he......

2020-10-06 01:55:35

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